#participant: fuuma

[spideypoolbigbang]

Title:Bready or Knot (Here I Crumb)

Author: Fuuma

Artist: HeyBoy

Rating: Teen

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 7.5k

Posting Date: August 3, 2022

Summary: Harry and MJ seem to think Peter needs to get out more and meet people or he’s going to die alone. They’re not wrong, but Peter’s pretty sure Olive Garden is not where he’s going to meet the love of his life.  Enter Wade.

Teaser Excerpt (under the cut):

Wade approached the table with a cheese grater in hand. “Would you like more cheese?”

Their waiter had already taken care of this when their food first showed up, as was standard for an Olive Garden. Wade stood quietly with clear expectation on his face though, waiting to be answered one way or the other. Harry was clearly trying to put the words together to politely inform him that he wasn’t needed, but then MJ spoke up first. 

“You know what? Yes.”

Her voice was very firm, except Wade didn’t seem to notice. Permission granted, he went right to Peter’s plate and started grating. Peter wasn’t looking at his food or the cheese to know when to stop, however. He was staring right back at Wade, eyes locked and mind lost. He was clearly not going to tell Wade to stop. Ever.

Harry’s voice was flat, somewhere to Peter’s right. “He didn’t say yes.”

But Wade just kept grating until Peter had a large enough mountain of cheese that it toppled over and Peter startled at the movement in his peripheral. Spell broken, Wade finally stopped grating. 

MJ took the opportunity to slide her plate closer to Wade, as if she really still thought cheese might be happening. Wade didn’t seem to see it. He winked at Peter, flipped the cheese grater around in his hands, and left. 

“Worth a shot,” MJ shrugged after he’d disappeared back into the kitchen. She turned to Peter instead and pushed her plate over to him. “Can I have some of yours?”

[femme-malewife]

wow! thats a lot of content! I will read it later. but your tags confuse me. i heard yume fanfare was for hiyo

Where did you hear that from ???

If you're referring to the anime, it's an anime-only special thing. The song Yume Fanfare is specifically for them. According to Yamako's fanbox:

Which, in short, translates to:

"Up until now, the LIPxLIP MVs have not explored the personal lives or the emotions of the characters as much as the songs in the Love Series, but "Yume Fanfare" is a support song for the viewers and for Yujiro and Aizou, so I talked with the other staff members and touched a little bit on LIPxLIP themselves. Both of them are pretty aggressive behind the scenes, lol."

(And yes, 笑 can tl as "lol" so...)

And tbh, they only sang it for her because Hiyori failed to get into track nationals...which is also an anime-only thing...I really don’t know why they bothered to include that. In the novel, when she hurt her ankle, it was because she tackled a thief at a LIPxLIP event, and it didn’t impede on nationals at all, just in her club participation.

As for the anime/movie...

Well, the concert in the LIPxLIP movie has the same scene as the MV, Yume Fanfare. The entire thing is the same.

From Chizuru's appearance

To the dance itself. The movie has actual redraws from the MV, concluding that this is what's canon, the song is theirs.

There's more but I'm not going to include them all. But you get the idea.

And we know that it's supposed to be Yume Fanfare where Chizuru cries and Hiyori is not in the audience, because of the song Heroine Tarumono, it has these frames:

The Chizuru one is the exact same frame as the OG Yume Fanfare song and the movie.

Meanwhile, when the boys sing Yume Fanfare in the anime, Chizuru is only there as Chuutan, and Hiyori is in the audience. In the final concert of Yappa Saikyou, in the anime, though...that's when these two frames are given to us.

And also, Mona was supposed to be in the final concert, but she wasn't so? Lmao? This isn't my Yappa Saikyou. Also Fuuma (a character from Dolce) should have been in the audience, not the wholeass cast. Fuckin "we're all in this together" high school musical bullshit right there.

So, really, Yume Fanfare being dedicated to Hiyori isn't a canon thing, rather, it's an anime-only thing, and Yume Fanfare should have been the final song of the anime if they really wanted to include it.

But instead they couldn't even get the song right and forced that to happen during Yappa Saikyou, all while sacrificing Mona (who they literally admitted to butchering her character btw!) for it.

[completeoveranalysis]

[5]

I love that my jokes are quite literally happening here. 

Fuuma: “Well? Help me save the world?”

Kamui: “Um excuse me I don’t even go here and also I don’t care”

Meanwhile I like that the X/1999 crew is immediately like “WELL things are kind of shit here tbh” and Kusanagi promptly discusses the pros and cons of attacking them right to their faces AS IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE IN ALL PEACE TALKS. 

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT AT THIS. NO WONDER X/1999 WAS SUCH AN UPLIFTING SERIES. 

(Hint: It was not)

Again I’m kind of baffled that instead of discussing anything practical like WATER or PEOPLE or LIVING they’re still discussing the Killing Each Other thing. LIKE. 

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT NOT KILLING EACH OTHER COULD SAFELY BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED BUT I GUESS NOT. THANKS, X/1999 CREW, AS ALWAYS. SO CLASSY. 

Meanwhile Someone is making all my drama dreams come true and JUDGING BY THE FONT I THINK IT MIGHT BE MOKONA?

COULD IT BE?

MOKONA INTERRUPTING WITH A SHOUT TO DESTROY THE FRAGILE PEACE OF A DYING WORLD?

MOKONA I AM SO PROUD 

S A K U R A

I mean. Ok, going back for a second, I love Mokona. I love that she speaks up on Sakura’s behalf, knowing that she can’t herself, and the argument she uses is HOW HARD the Tsubasa family has tried.

AND THEY HAVE. 

THEY’VE TRIED SO VERY VERY HARD to get these feathers, and to Mokona’s endess empathy this is a very solid reason that the feather should go back to who it belongs to. 

I don’t think she understands any of the implications beyond that. 

I don’t think she knows that giving Sakura the feather is condemning everyone else else here to death. Otherwise she wouldn’t shout the possibility so loudly. 

BUT THEN SAKURA SPEAKS UP AND IT IS EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER WANTED 

[rz-jocelyn]

[NEWS] Live Spectacle NARUTO: Sato Ryuji has been Cast in the New Live Spectacle NARUTO Stage Play, the "Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari~"

A new production for the Live Spectacle NARUTO, the "Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari~", has been announced. 

This stage play will continue from where the last stage play, 2017's "Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Akatsuki no Shirabe~" (and the 2019 rerun, the "Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Akatsuki no Shirabe~ 2019") left off.

NOTE: For anyone who is interested in checking out the previous stage plays, the 2016 "Live Spectacle NARUTO" production will be streamed online on August 27, 2021 with English subtitles.

The 2016 stage play covers the first part of the series. For more information about watching the stream, please refer to this link: HERE

Sato Ryuji will be returning as Uchiha Sasuke.

CAST

Nakao Masaki as Uzumaki Naruto [2]

* Sato Ryuji as Uchiha Sasuke

* Ito Yui as Haruno Sakura

* Kimisawa Yuuki as Hatake Kakashi

* Sadamoto Fuuma as Sai

Yasue Kasuaki as Nara Shikamaru

Sena as Hyuuga Hinata

Kojima Sari as Shizune

* Daigo Cecile as Tsunade

* Teruma as Pein/Pain

Kobayashi Yuka as Konan

Ise Daiki as Uchiha Madara

Kawai Ryuunosuke as Zetsu

Naya Takeru as Gaara

Kitamura Keigo as A

Koyanagi Shin as Killer Bee

Maeda Ryuutarou as Hozuki Suigetsu

* Nanaki Kanon as Karin

Emoto Kouki as Juugo

Kitazono Ryo as Namikaze Minato (Fourth Hokage)

Tamaki Yuuki as Nagato

NOTE:

[1] The names marked with ( * ) are returning cast members.

[2] Nakao Masaki (Nelke Planning Idol Stage, Musical Touken Ranbu) will be replacing Matsuoka Koudai as Uzumaki Naruto for this stage play. This is likely because Koudai is participating in the "Musical 'NEWSIES'" which is happening during the same time as the stage play.

[3] The "Live Spectacle NARUTO" first started in 2015. It has been 6 years since then, and it is very unlikely for a stage play to run this long without any cast changes due to the changes in the production and the careers of the cast members involved. As an example, Hagio Keishi (who played Hozuki Suigetsu) has since retired from acting.

Special thanks to @sutekiyomitsu for helping with the compilation of the cast list ♥

PERFORMANCE DATES AND VENUES

Tokyo

Dates: December 04, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Venue: Nippon Seinenkan Hall

Capacity: 1,360 people

Osaka

Dates: December 25, 2021 to January 02, 2021

Venue: Mielparque Hall

Capacity: 1,582 people

TICKETING INFORMATION

Types

S Seat: 9,800 yen

A Seat: 8,000 yen

General Ticket Sales

Date: November 06, 2021

Time: 10.00 am (Japan time)

"Live Spectacle NARUTO" Official Twitter Account: HERE

"Live Spectacle NARUTO" Official Website: HERE

Source: ( x )

[franco-ikari]

Fuuma no Kojiro Live Action de 2007: a obra de Masami Kurumada ganhou uma versão melhor que a original,vivendo como o vento e vagando como o vento

Lançado na Shonen Jump em meados de 1972 Fuuma no Kojiro é um mangá de lutas criado por Masami Kurumada com 10 volumes encadernados. O mangá vem de uma época onde as bases fundamentais do mangá Shonen de luta como conhecemos hoje ainda não tinham sido criadas,por isso ele é visto como um mangá arroz com feijão por muitos porém nessa época mangás muito mais simples e objetivos,tendo apenas um pano de fundo pra justificar a ação eram muito comuns e Kojiro não foge do padrão de escrita da época sendo totalmente condizente com seu tempo.Hoje obviamente parece simplório demais e datado.Quando Masami Kurumada,Toei e Bandai não chegaram num acordo pra sequência de Saint Seiya a JC Staff que não é boba tentou lucrar um pouquinho mais com um mangá do autor e Fuuma no Kojiro foi escolhido contando com a mesma equipe de Saint Seiya,Shingo Araki no character design em parceria com Michi Himeno,uma tática que a Toei fez mais tarde com Sailor Moon criando uma espécie de sequencia espiritual com a mesma staff resgatando um mangá similar no passado que foi o Cutie Honey. Então um OVa de duas partes foi produzida pela JC Staff nos anos 90 e um filme curto de 50 min. Essa versão é bem mais resumida que o mangá e pode ser considerada meio superficial demais até pra fãs de Saint Seiya. Então mesmo com trilhas sonoras incríveis nas aberturas o anime acabou emplacando sendo facilmente esquecido.Até que muitos anos depois o autor lançaria uma sequencia pro mangá,e em seguida decidiram criar um Live Action em 2007 contando com figuras conhecidas do mundo do Tokusatsu como o ator Ryota Murai que mais tarde fez o Yusuke Onodera em Kamen Rider Decade,aqui como Kojiro e de Rei Fujita,o Zero da franquia GARO.Produzida pela falecida Geneon que participou da Chouseishin Series da Toho. E não satisfeitos em apenas pegar o mangá em adaptar,fizeram questão de melhor-lo criando um arco Yasha com muito mais desenvolvimento e mais camadas(não esperem nada gritante) sendo a versão definitiva desse arco.só pra se ter uma idéia no OVA ele tinha cerca de 6 episódios e aqui são 13.Infelizmente não teve os outros arcos mas só o que fizeram nesse já vale a pena que o OVA inteiro com todos os sus arcos.

Na trama a escola Hakuoh vem sendo vitima da Seishikan,um instituto que ataca alunos esportistas talentosos que se reusam a abandonar a instituição e se unir a eles. Seishikan não possui alunos comuns,eles fazem parte do misterioso clã Yasha de Ninjas.então a neta do diretor Himeko segue o conselho dele antes de falecer e deixar o colégio em suas mãos e pedir ajuda do clã Fuuma.Qual relação entre ele e os Fuuma é explicado de forma rasa igual no mangá mas prontamente o primeiro deles aceita e vai na frente,o impetuoso Kojiro que já chega arrumando briga.Os Seishikan são comandados pela princesa Yasha e são líderados pelo paranormal Musashi que não é um Yasha originalmente e o irmão mais novo dela Mibu.Ao perceber que Hakuoh agora está sob proteção dos Fuuma eles imediatamente chamam seus 8 generais que junto dos outros 10 Shinobis de Fuuma irão travar uma batalha nas sombras enquanto as duas escolas disputam diversos eventos.

Uma grande mudança que o Live Action faz em relação ao original é dar mais um pouco de espaço e tempo de tela pros membros do clã Fuuma e até pra alguns do Yasha. No original a maioria deles apenas estão lá apenas pra morrer rapidamente em combate sem nenhum desenvolvimento.Agora eles desenvolvem melhor vários personagens e suas personalidades são mais marcantes o que dá até um peso maior nas suas mortes.Fora isso a escola e as disputas estão mais presentes que no original que era rapidamente descartada pra focar apenas no confronto Fuuma Vs Yasha. Não espere  dessa obra o estilo narrativo de Saint Seiya,qualquer personagem ali corre o risco de morrer numa luta que pode durar uma fração de segundos.Isso também vai de acordo com a temática da obra.Ninjas são armas.Escondidos da sociedade,vive apenas pela luta e por mais nada.Laços de companheirismo,ou de família não significam nada.São ferramentas que podem dar suas vidas sem hesitar pelo bem do clã ou pra cumprir sua missão.E  nisso Kojiro é bem diferente.Ele é muito brincalhão,um tanto irresponsável e sentimental.Ele chora pelos companheiros perdidos.Inclusive numa cena Kojiro enterra e ora pelos seus amigos mortos e Kirikaze não entende porque ele faz isso sabendo que a vida do Shinobi é essa.Porém mesmo sendo simples ferramentas os Ninjas também são humanos. Kirikaze se preocupa com esse jeito de Kojiro porque ele era assim como ele,coisa que só o fez sofrer inúmeras vezes,e por isso Kirikaze é fechado,e mesmo os outros ninjas sendo mais amigáveis uns com os outros,ele prefere distância.E Kojiro mesmo com toda gentileza é o único ali que domina a espada sagrada Furin Kazan graças a asua gentileza e determinação,ele vais e tornar um novo tipo de ninja no futuro. Temos os  irmãos Shoryu e Koryu. Um por ser mais novo acreditava ser apenas uma sombra do irmão,alguém sem identidade própria,porém ele descobre que seu irmão nunca pensava isso dele,sua atécnica ninja foi algo que eles aperfeiçoaram juntos e não pra ser uma cópia mas sim o elo entre eles. Himeko se interessa romanticamente por Kojiro sendo uma personagem mais presente e interessante assim como Ranko que se apaixona por Ryouma e nunca será correspondida porque Shinobis não podem viver normalmente em sociedade.Essa questão ninja é muito forte em Kojiro nesse Live tanto na parte inimiga porque temos Mibu que é desprezado pela irmã por seus fracassos,quando rola aquela traição toda no final ela diz que os ninjas são assim,um caminho que leva apenas a destruição e egoísmo,ela inclusive se mata no final.

E temos Musashi,sempre tratado como um monstro por seu poder paranormal,que viu na oportunidade de ajudar os Yasha o seu único caminho de vida e em troca de seus serviços ele quer uma grande quantia em dinheiro pra pagar o tratamento de sua irmã Erina que está com uma doença em estado terminal e precisa da cara cirurgia pra sobreviver.Embora a maioria dos Yasha sejam egocêntricos ele junto do Mibu são os personagens mais humanos do lado inimigo.Eventualmente Kojiro faz amizade com Erina sem saber que ela é irmã de seu maior inimigo,a personagem é decisiva na luta final,que tem um desenrolar diferente e muito emocionante.Isso tudo torna a experiencia de Kojiro bem superior a qualquer outra mídia que ele teve.

Kojiro é facilmente confundido com um Tokusatsu. Quem viu minha matéria sobre Sukeban Deka se lembra que eu disse que mangás Shonen são bem parecidos em linguagem narrativa com o Tokusatsu,com personagens cheios de trejeitos,falas exageradas e grandiloquência,e Kojiro é mais ainda pelo uso intenso de efeitos especiais pras mais variadas técnicas ninja,porém ele é um Drama adaptado de um mangá Shonen então ele ficou bem parecido com um Tokusatsu graças as semelhanças narrativas e a esse fator mas não é um. E Kojiro mesmo produzido nos anos 2000 e tendo até a presença de celulares na obra,é bem fiel as narrativas dos anos 70 e 80,você sente como se tivesse assistindo uma série daquela época.

Ainda que a obra tenha um deus-ex machina safado no final com uma explicação poética meio forçada,ela vale muito a pena,mesmo tendo apenas o primeiro arco do mangá,principalmente pela ótimas coreografias de luta e os efeitos especiais bem legais pra época.

[leparadoxpolyglot]

Baby Baby Talk Live Chapter 2

Panmii: HoneyPlay Talk Live! Are you guys watching～?

Kumamaru: This round’s guest is Shirayuki Fuuma kunー！

Shirayuki Fuuma: Nice to meet youー！

Panmii: Fuuma... 『kun』?

Shirayuki Fuuma: Ah, because I’m a guy

Panmii: Eh-...

Panmii: Is that so!? I didn’t realise it at all...

Kumamaru: Prior to this, before I was informed, I didn’t know eitherー

Kumamaru: You’re real cute, huh. Fuuma that is

Shirayuki Fuuma: Thank you!

Shirayuki Fuuma: I put in effort into researching make-up so being told that makes me happy

Kumamaru: Despite your appearance being a cute girl, your language and mannerism are very much like a guy

Kumamaru: A new door has opened for me...♡

Panmii: Wait, can you please stop

Panmii: It’s because of things like that I was told 『I’m having troubles over Kumamaru’s perversion...』

Panmii: 『I didn’t even plan for him to become this sort of character in the beginning...』 and things like that from the higher-ups

Kumamaru: Eh- You were told things like that about me!?

Panmii: 『What do we do with HaniWa’s perverted feature mascot』 and such

Kumamaru: Wait-... Please stop, Panmii...

Kumamaru: Anything more than that would have various meanings and that’d be unpleasant...

Panmii: Anyway, during the audition, did Fuuma participated in female clothing?

Kumamaru: The switchover’s quick!!

Shirayuki Fuuma: Aah! Of course, I’d participated in this outfit

Shirayuki Fuuma: There were people in the audience with mixed expression but...

Shirayuki Fuuma: When I tried to straightforwardly express the feeling of 『I want to make my dreams come true and go beyond that dream』

Shirayuki Fuuma: There were people who were cheering me on... I was happy

Panmii: Fuuma-kun’s persevering words struck people’s hearts, huh

Shirayuki Fuuma: Right?

Kumamaru: Next round’s guests would be Kippei-kun and Sara-kun but we might have Fuuma appear again someday

Panmii: Anyway, we’ll end it here this round! Bye bye Honeyー！

Shirayuki Fuuma: Bye bye Honeyー！

[wispy-selfship-eden]

Yuletide Ball - Takeover Start!

Hi everyone!!

So for those of you who want it straight, my name is Mai! I’m participating in my very first self ship event, and what a pleasure it is to be @nougatships ‘s event!

So, as for me, it’ll be like a normal takeover! I’m very shy but, I’ll try to interact with as many of you wonderful people and your f/os as I can ^^ And don’t be shy, my ask box is always open. And that especially goes for this ball! Me and my F/Os can’t wait to meet new people after hoarding them to myself XD

Go nuts!! I’ll be nuts with you! 

Here is my list of F/Os participating in the ball:

Romantic:

- Yan Qing | Fate/Grand Order

- Fuuma Kotaro | Fate/Grand Order

- Armin Arlert | Attack on Titan

- Izuku Midoriya | My Hero Academia

- Takumi and Isami Aldini | Food Wars/Shokugeki no Soma

- Boy Blue | Fables

- Peter Parker

- Yoosung Kim | Mystic Messenger

- Finnian | Black Butler

- Soujiro Seta | Log Horizon

- Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd | Fire Emblem Three Houses

- Ignatz Victor | Fire Emblem Three Houses

Familial:

- Elizabeth Bathory (Lancer) | Fate/Grand Order and Fate/EXTRA

- Nursery Rhyme  | Fate/Grand Order and Fate/EXTRA

- Katou Danzo | Fate/Grand Order

- Abigail Williams (Foreigner) | Fate/Grand Order

- Prince Fjord | The Little Mermaid 1975 Film

I will change the list as I go depending on how well I can do this ^^; I’m very new at this and I can’t afford to overwhelm myself. Sorry in advance!

[ataraxiamfrp]

Thank you all for participating in our activity check! The characters listed here are the ones who did not pass activity check/did not submit an activity check, and who are being dropped for the period from OCTOBER 5 - DECEMBER 5.

If your character is on this list, we will leave your app on your page for three days, during which you will have the chance to send us an ask to immediately reapp. If you choose to do this and you are dropped for activity in a future activity check, you will have to wait a week to reapp as that character.

To reapp, just send an ask including the following:

indication that you would like to reapp

character name and series

date

contact information

In the meantime, you will remain in the server, but be given a role that does not allow you to post until you either reapp, or three days pass, after which you will be removed from the server. If you would like to reapp after this point, then you will have to resubmit your full application.

Thanks everyone!

As a note, characters marked with an asterisk (*) must wait a week before reapping.

As always, please let us know if we have made a mistake and we can double check for you! Thanks a lot!

Aesop Carl (Kendal)

Ashe Ubert (Satsujin)

Assassin (Fuuma “Evil-Wind” Kotaro) (Julia)

Ben Arnold (Kendal)

Berserker/Hyde (Gashie)

Berserker/Jekyll (Mar)

Bruno Bucciarati (Cassie) 

Caster (Merlin) (Valentine) *

Chiaki Morisawa (Pidge)

Detective Pikachu (Satsujin)

Dorothea Arnault (Rina)

Emerl (Pokson)

Gaius (C)

Giyuu Tomioka (Hollis)

Gyro Zeppeli (Beefcake)

Haurchefant Greystone (Vash) *

Hibiki Tachibana (Jay)

Kaname Date (Solomon)

Kellyn (Behemo) *

Kokichi Ouma (Arthur)

Leone Abbacchio (Caff)

Lysithea von Ordelia (Pokson) *

Madara Mikejima (Valentine)

Miku Kohinata (Wynne)

Phym (Gashie)

Rackam (Ash)

Rina Kei (WoL) (Rina)

Ruby Rose (Emu)

Shuichi Saihara (Catherine)

Son Yuriev (Blanc)

Sylvain Jose Gautier (Kazu)

Uni (Pokson)

Yesod (Blanc)

Zeta (Tea)

[takanenene]

[ANNOUNCEMENT]

One of HoneyWorks’ Project, Dolce just announced various things that they’ll be releasing in the future! There are quite a lot to unpack so they’ll be under read more!

1.) Dolce’s 4-koma manga will be receiving a physical copy release titled “Dolce ～底辺アイドルの日常～”. It will be released on April 30th 2019! The front cover is drawn by Yamako! Various artists that participate in drawing the comics are: Kiritani, Rocoru and Mogelatte!

The Animate Set will have acrylic standees/keychains of Fuuma and Kazuki designed by Mogelatte as bonuses! You can pre-order one from here! (stocks are limited)

2.) Other than the 4-koma manga, Dolce will also be receiving a Light Novel!  The title will be “Dolce アイドルが恋しちゃだめですか?”. The novel will be released on July 1st 2019! Yamako and Kiritani will be in charge of the illustrations!

The Animate Set will have a CD as a bonus! You can pre-order one from here! (stocks are limited)

3.) An album for Dolce has been decided! The album will contain songs that will be sung by the members of Dolce!

Cast list: - Koinu (Shirayuki Fuuma) - Sakata Akira (Haiga Kazuki) - Root (Nemuri Kippei) - Urata Wataru (Toujou Sara) - Isoroku (Mameido Girisha)

There are no more info regarding the album or the songs as of now, more info will be updated through the Dolce website in later dates!

Dolce Website Dolce Official Twitter

[fgodestinyawakenings]

Other Event bonus Servant:

Saber:

Okita Souji

Beni-Enma

Ryougi Shiki

Miyamoto Musashi

Suzuka Gozen

Archer

Tomoe Gozen

Asagami Fujino

Oda Nobunaga

Tawara Touta

Lancer:

Hōzōin Inshun

Musashibō Benkei

Rider:

Sakata Kintoki

Sakamoto Ryoma

Ushiwakamaru

Caster

Tamamo no Mae

Murasaki Shikibu

Assassin:

Shuten Doujin

Mochizuki Chiyome

Kato Danzo

Ryougi Shiki

Okada Izo

Fuuma Kotaro

Berserker

Sakata Kintoki

Hijitaka Toshizo

Minamoto no Raikou

Ibaraki Douji

Chacha

Kiyohime

Ruler:

Amakusa Shirou Tokisada

Alter Ego:

Okita Souji Alter

Sitonai

Foreigner:

Katsushika Hokusai

And also:

1/2 AP campaign available as reminder to start clearing up to LB3 to participate the coming event!

[spideypoolbigbang]

Title: Bready or Knot (Here I Crumb)

Author: Fuuma

Artist: HeyBoy

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 9.5k

Posting Date: August 3, 2022

Summary: Harry and MJ seem to think Peter needs to get out more and meet people or he’s going to die alone. They’re not wrong, but Peter’s pretty sure Olive Garden is not where he’s going to meet the love of his life. 

Enter Wade. 

Fic Masterpost | Art Masterpost 

[femme-malewife]

Can’t an Idol Fall in Love with Another Idol? (Fuuma) Honeyworks Novel Prologue

I’m back with my shoddy translating bullshit yall. Sorry it took so long, it’s been hard to focus. I’ll try to pump these out as fast as I can with as much accuracy as I can. Quick disclaimer, if you’ve read my other novel translations, you know I am in no way a professional translator, so take my translations with a grain of salt.

Masterlist here

He didn’t remember that day.

What had happened?

When Fuuma, an elementary school student of the time, woke up, he was in the hospital. Everything around him was pitch black.

“It was an accident, Fuuma. You were in a traffic accident. Do you understand?”

Even though it had been explained to him, he didn’t truly understand the situation. He couldn’t remember it.

He was in and out of sleep, and his head felt like mud.

Sometimes, his parents were beside his bed, and sometimes there was nobody there. It was only his sister, who he was elated to look exactly like her, who never came.

“Hey, Fuuma...I’m going to be an idol!”

He would never again see his sister, who spoke with a happy smile.

Fuuma knew it after several eye treatments.

💕

It’d been a few years since then.

Shirayuki Fuuma nervously held a hand to his chest, taking a breath in front of the mirror in the men’s restroom. He repeated this over and over again.

His face in the mirror looked a lot like his sister’s face from his memory. As Fuuma grew up, he looked more and more like her.

This was especially true when he wore light makeup and used a wig to make his hair appear longer. Hands trembling, he applied the pale pink lipstick.

“Smile more...I have to smile more.”

Staring at himself in the mirror, Fuuma smiled awkwardly. The smile looked wrong.

Idols were more...

“Fuuma, are you okay?”

Looking back at the voice, Fuuma saw it was Haiga Kazuki, a childhood friend who was one year younger than Fuuma.

“I got a little worried when you didn’t come back from the bathroom...are you nervous?”

“...No, I just had a little stomach ache.” Fuuma replied. Kazuki made a slightly embarrassed sound and took something from out of his pocket.

“Here, it’s a gift...”

It was a small bag that resembled a talisman.

“What’s this?”

“A potpourri made from some lavender I grew. It has a relaxing effect, so you should use it.”

Kazuki was a refreshing and a handsome guy, and his hobbies included cooking and home gardening.

“Thank you...to be honest, I am pretty nervous.”

It was meaningless to hide things from Kazuki, his lies were always detected.

“It’s normal to be nervous. After all, it’s the final judging.” Kazuki smiled awkwardly at him.

_

They were at a venue for the final screening for an idol audition that was held by Egg Records.

Moreover, it was a public audition, and the songs and dances that were given to them in advance had to be performed in front of an audience.

Fuuma had been practicing very hard, but he was still nervous.

“This is no good. The idol I’m aiming to be is more like someone who can inspire anyone who’s watching.” And yet, he had an awkward smile. He slapped his cheeks.

“Ah, Fuuma, I should have written ‘horse’ on my palm three times before swallowing it.”

“Okay, horses, horses, horses...this is a magic that will make your legs faster! Next we’ll write ‘person’!”

“Eh, is that so?” Kazuki laughed.

As the two of them laughed together, they swallowed the character for “person” on their palm.

“How was it?”

“Hmm. Well, I feel like I was able to relax thanks to the horse character. Thank you, Kazuki.”

The two then went back.

Back at the stage, there were already participants who had undergone the final screening. It was about time to start! The staff started talking.

While listening to their explanation, Fuuma took out the potpourri that he got from Kazuki and inhaled the scent. He wasn’t so sure about the herbs effects, but Kazuki had kindly taken the time to make the gift for Fuuma.

Fuuma felt happy, and his heart felt warm.

His stiff face loosened, and he was able to smile.

“Let’s do our best, Fuuma!”

“We can do it! We sing together all the time. Though I would be happy if I could dance better.”

Each participant lined up in order by entry number.

Fuuma was at the beginning, and Kazuki was at the end.

When the screening finally began, the screams of cheers were waiting for them. Looking around, the participants had restless expressions due to the tension and excitement, except for one guy. He was biting back a yawn.

He was taller than Fuuma, who was 160cm tall, and he had a slender figure.

He seemed well organized and had a very beautiful face.

(Is that Toujo Sara?)

When it was revealed he would be attending the audition, he knew he would definitely pass.

Sara was in the same year as Fuuma, but the environment in which they grew up was completely different. Sara was the only son of an entertainment family. He had talent and had already appeared on TV as a child actor since he was in kindergarten.

“You’re the most popular one here, you’re amazing.” Fuuma called out unintentionally.

“Eh.”

“I have to do good too!”

Fuuma put away his potpourri and took one last deep breath.

“Okay. It’s my turn next. Watch me!” Fuuma waved to Sara with his horse written palm.

“Is this okay? Fuuma, idols always give you energy. They give you a dream and have big smiles. They give you power and happiness.”

His sister was always bright, energetic, and happy. It was why Fuuma always received a smile from his sister.

After his sister disappeared, it was his sister’s dream that gave him suffering from the aftereffects of the accident. There were idols that she loved.

“That’s why I want to be like that too. I want to become an idol and bring smiles to as many people as possible!”

(Me too.)

Fuuma jumped onto the stage with a big smile.

The lights shined, and his skirt flowed.

(I think so too, sister. I’ll become an idol!)

And bring smiles and energy to many people!

[astharoshebarvon]

Ship Game

I was tagged by  @eb-byestelle . Thank you dear !

First of all, why? I can’t just choose ten pairings. I feel as if I am betraying my other favourite pairings. I love them as much as the ones I’ve mentioned. But nothing I can do about it.

Well, here we go.

Shipping and Fandom Ask

Embrace your inner shipper! Answer questions about your favorite ships or fandoms. Reblog to participate and let your ship flag fly!

1.What are your top 10 manga/anime ships of all time?

Top 10 anime/manga:

1. Maria sama ga miteru / Marimite/ Maria watches over us : Shimako and Sei 

2. Inuyasha : Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi

3. Tsubasa reservoir chronicles : Sakura and Syaoran Li /Clone Sakura and Syaoran

4. Tokyo Babylon, X   : Seishirou and Subaru

5. X : Kamui and Fuuma

6. Cardcaptor sakura / TRC : Yukito and Touya

7. Junjou romantica : Nowaki and Hiroki

8.  JR : Misaki and akihiko

9. Akatsuki no Yona : Yona and Hak

Vampire Knight : Kaname and Yuuki

3.What gif or screenshot most sums up your ship?

Well, I choose yume for this and the above two images represent their relationship pretty well. They are my favourite illustrations and one can actually see the love they both have for each other. It’s like no one else matters. You can actually see the tenderness in their eyes, how much they care for each other.

4. Describe your favorite ship in seven words or less. 

InuKag : they were born for each other.

Sei and Shimako : sensitive couple. Adorable and sweet.

Sakura and Syaoran : love that transcends time and space.

Touya and Yukito : meant to be together in every world.

Seishirou and Subaru : they are meant to fall for each other.

Kamui and fuuma : just admit you love each other.

Akihiko and Misaki : meant to be together.

Nowaki and Hiroki : sometimes second love is true love.

Yona and Hak : always there for each other.

Kaname and Yuuki : eternal lovers.

6.What’s your go-to episode or scene when you need ship feels?

Well, this one is difficult because there are tons of scenes which I love but I’ll do my best. 

Inuyasha and Kagome :

When Naraku reveals who he is for the first time in ep 21. Any episode with Koga, that really shows inuyasha’s jealousy. The movies…god. First and second movie. All scenes I guess.

Sei and Shimako :

Season two episode 6. Though there are scenes in many episodes of season 1 too.

Sakura and Syaoran :

When Yuuko gives them new bodies and real syaoran is born. In the beginning when sakura is planning to tell she loves him but in the end couldn’t. When syaoran fights kamui. When Syaoran is killed by his son and his greatest regret is that he couldn’t hear those words. I guess I should stop. At this rate I am going to end up with an essay.

Touya and Yukito/Yue :

When touya gives his power to yue. I ship yue and touya and yukito and touya. The last scene in original cardcaptor sakura manga where they are together in the kitchen. When touya corners yukito in school, he knows something is up.

Seishirou and Subaru :

Of course the scene in which seishirou dies. Goddammit. I can’ t think about it. Subaru loses his senses [ in Tokyo Babylon] when seishirou’s eye is gouged out. This is getting too painful for me. I’ll stop.

This pairing reduces me to tears. They belong together. They should’ve been together with hokuto and kakyou.

Kamui and Fuuma :

Little fuuma helping little kamui in one of the extras. Well, just read X. The whole thing is unresolved sexual tension between the two. The creators said it themselves they are soulmates, I mean even in TRC one can see there is something going on between them. Subaru and seishirou is blatantly obvious.

Misaki and Akihiko :

When haruhiko kidnaps misaki, when akihiko comes to pick up misaki from his brother’s house, the train scene. There are many scenes especially the ones with Ijuiin Kyou.

Nowaki and Hiroki :

Again, there are many scenes. The library scene. Goddammit. It reduces me to tears every time. When hiroki spies on nowaki, then sends him flowers. Aww. Just remembering them brings a stupid smile to my face.

Yona and Hak :

Episode 24 of the anime, in manga when that festival happened in one of the villages and yona danced in the village garb. There are many scenes throughout the manga.

Kaname and Yuuki :

Well, volume 11 and 12 scenes. Then the scenes after yuuki sees kaname’s past, end of volume 13 and beginning of volume 14, all the scenes in which yuuki says she needs to go to her kaname. When yuuki takes kaname’s blood after being awakened. There are many scenes.

7.What song or songs remind you of your favorite fandom, character or ship?

Hmm, as such no song in particular.

I did read a fanfiction though which had, “I am watching you” for seishirou and Subaru and I couldn’t help but find it hilarious.

And I think, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri suits yume. It’s true after all.

  8. If the creators of your favorite fandom asked you to write the ship canon-confirmation episode, what will you write/how will it happen? 

Hmm. Well, I hope yuuki gets reincarnated somehow and she and kaname live a long happy life together. Maybe kaname is going somewhere and he bumps into a girl, who has long brown hair and when they look at each other he realizes it’s the girl from his memories. And that’s it. After that kaname never sees the butterfly familiar because yuuki is with him now.

X is never gonna end but I always had a feeling that both fuuma and kamui would die. Because fuuma said that only kamui can grant his wish. They both die.

Then they are shown together in another alternate universe.

I always thought fuuma and kamui suffered equally. You cannot weigh their suffering. Fuuma lost everything because kamui made one choice. Their story is too tragic. 

I’ll come back to this question later.

9.Do you prefer to indulge in (consume or create) fanart or fanfic of your favorite ship? 

Sometimes I sketch and I create edits for my favourite series. And I enjoy seeing fanarts and manga colourings. I write fanfictions too. I love reading fanfictions.

10.Smut or fluff? (VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION xD) 

Both. Both. I love both.

11.What ship are you embarrassed to admit you like? 

Not one. They are all great ships. Nothing to be embarrassed about. 

12.What task are you most likely to procrastinate so you can indulge in your ship or fandom? 

I sacrifice my sleep sometimes. That’s about it. 

13.How many hours of the day do you spend reading fanfic or looking at fanart or other media? 

When there is nothing to do, quite a lot of hours. But when exams are there, I see how the preparation is. But I usually spend quite a lot of time on it.

14.How many memorabilia’s do you own of your favorite fandom or ship (clothes, plushies, etc.)? 

Well, I’ve got lots of volumes of each series and artbooks too. And I’ve also got drama CD’s of some series and magazines. 

15.If you could own one authentic item from your favorite fandom world, what would it be? 

Hmm. Not anything in particular.

16.What fandom have you found to be too toxic to deal with?   

Ah. The best question. Well, I haven’t been in inuyasha fandom but I know it’s pretty weird because for some bullshit reason kagome is shipped with sesshoumaru and inuyasha is portrayed as a person who violates her. Yikes.

Now, I have got nothing against shipping characters who aren’t together. I do that a lot but when the same people come onto inuyasha/kagome and sesshoumaru/kikyo fanarts and spout shit, well I get angry then. Because I adore sesshoumaru and kikyo. It doesn’t happen but I still like it and it has the most gorgeous fanarts ever.

If sesskag and rinsess, which is weird no matter how it’s cut, shippers come and say this would’ve been better if it was sesshkag  fanart / fiction, well I get angry then. Sesshoumaru is my favourite character ever and I really don’t like seeing people think he only belongs with sesskag shippers. What the hell?

He is no one’s property. The only character he remotely showed something for was Kagura. And I am not gonna open Sesshoumaru and Rin thing. That is....well. Let’s just leave it.

Clamp fandom. I dunno…I am not particularly in it but I read some comments on some sites and it’s pretty annoying when some people say you must acknowledge kotori and kamui thing.

Sorry, there was no thing.

Kotori was obsessed with kamui. Did she deserve to die. Hell no. But kotori and kamui just doesn’t exist. I mean the creators themselves said : don’t call kamui and fuuma brothers. No. They are soulmates. Fuuma is all what kamui thinks about. Even in colour illustrations which shows the group, Kotori is always seen glomping kamui like some weird obsessed fangirl. It’s disconcerting. Kamui is always shocked or surprised. Well, whatever kamui and fuuma belong together.

And now the most toxic fandom. Vampire knight. I stopped posting in the tags quite a while back because I am just tired.  I’ve had enough.

Zeki shippers : unable to accept yuuki loved kaname way more than she loved zero. It’s blatantly obvious if you read the manga. But the shippers are not only rude but they also get personal and insult the blogger. They mock the other shippers and keep on ranting and raving about abuse and whatever nonsense that was prevalent in the forums between  2010-2014. Now the same thing happens here on tumblr.

Zeki shippers are unable to accept that not everyone worships zero’s character. Honestly, I never hated zero. I was always like, I want kaname and yuuki together, zero can be with someone else. But his fans and shippers are just nasty. I’ve never encountered a single decent member of this ship. They are rude and insulting and love to send anon messages.

18.Do you have or would you consider getting a tattoo depicting your favorite ship or fandom? 

Nope. Not fond of tattoos.

19.What is the strangest thing you’ve done to honor your favorite fandom, ship or character?

Nothing.

[rz-jocelyn]

[VIDEO] Live Spectacle NARUTO: The Performance of the Cast of the Live Spectacle NARUTO at the "NARUTO to BORUTO THE LIVE"

On October 5 and 6, 2019, the cast of the Live Spectacle NARUTO participated as one of the performers of the "NARUTO to BORUTO THE LIVE".

Participating cast members:

Matsuoka Koudai as Uzumaki Naruto

Sato Ryuji as Uchiha Sasuke

Ito Yui as Haruno Sakura

Sadamoto Fuuma as Sai

Rachi Shinji as Uchiha Itachi

To watch a video of the performance, please refer to this link: HERE 

For more information on how to purchase tickets to the upcoming "Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Akatsuki no Shirabe~ 2019" performance, please refer to this post: HERE

Cast photo source: ( x )

[lilover131]

TWC Oneshot

So after reading TWC and listening to the drama cd that came along with the 3rd volume, I was inspired to write this story. It took me longer than I wanted to write it, but I finally finished it! 

A special thanks to @song-of-amethyst for giving me permission to use some of her translations from the drama cd for the beginning part of the story! The link is here, and you should go take a look! 

Like before with my CCS oneshot, I have the link to the fanfiction.net version here, but if you do not wish to click on a link or go to another site, I have the story posted under the cut! 

TITLE: While the Stars Were Watching Us

RATING: T

SUMMARY:  After the events in the inner Nirai Kanai, the dimension travelers decide to take it easy and eat dinner together under the stars with Fuuma. However, when Syaoran is accidentally served the strongest sake, a little game ensues, and things take an unexpected turn...

WHILE THE STARS WERE WATCHING US

“If I were alone, I probably wouldn’t have made it back. It’s because everyone was there…”

 Syaoran grew quiet for a moment, the thought of just how fragile his mortality was when they were journeying through the Inner Nirai Kanai.

 “Because the distance was reduced?” Fuuma finished.

 “…That’s right,” Syaoran said after a moment. The group had certainly become much closer as their journey progressed. He couldn’t imagine ever making the decision he did to continue travelling if he thought he would be alone. Syaoran had already spent far too much time alone in his painful past, and honestly, his friends were really the only thing keeping him sane at this point.

 “For the sake of that cute princess as well, you all have to stay safe, right?”

 Syaoran stared into his empty cup at those words and nodded slowly.

 “Right”

 He only wished she could have been there with them, enjoying this homemade meal by Fai under the stars. Even though he had his friends by his side, there was still this dull ache in his heart when he thought about Sakura.

 Fuuma leaned in and poured some sake into Syaoran’s empty cup as a big smile formed on his face.

 “Now then, since the order has been delivered, and since you can finally relax…Let’s drink!”

 Syaoran blinked, looking at the cup again.

 “Ah…”

 “Now now, feel free to!”

 “A-all right”

 Syaoran took the cup and drank the sake in a big gulp, and Mokona shrieked once she saw the bottle his drink had been poured from.

 “No, Syaoran, careful!” she cried out.

 “You idiot! That was the strongest awamori liquor!” Kurogane noticed then as well, and he shouted, though it was unclear if he was yelling at Syaoran or Fuuma.

 “Oh, my!” said Fai, who seemed to already be amused at what the night would bring with this action. Fuuma, on the other hand, was confused at the mixed reactions he got around the table. As far as he was concerned, he had simply poured the boy a drink.

 “Huh? What, what?”

 Fai seemed a bit nervous even though he was excited for the outcome, and he enlightened Fuuma on the current situation.

 “Well you see, Syaoran-kun here doesn’t hold liquor well, so it always turns into a pretty funny situation”

 As he said this, Syaoran continued to drink the cup despite the warnings and shouting from Kurogane.

 “Idiot, don’t drink!”

 He continued on, and Fai blinked, certainly surprised.

 “Oh, my,” he said again, and his blue eyes watched as Syaoran finished his glass and proceeded to pour himself another round.

 “He served himself!” Fuuma said in a playful tone. The boy took the glass he had just poured and drank it all it one big gulp, much to the surprise of everyone around him.

 “Aaaah! He drank it in one go!” Mokona squealed.

 “This is going to turn into a VERY funny situation!” Fai said with a nervous laugh.

 “I told you to stop! Someone stop him!” Kurogane shouted, seeing as Syaoran wasn’t heeding his orders as he usually did. The boy took a deep breath after swallowing the contents of the glass, and he gave a gentle smile at Kurogane, who then sighed in defeat.

 “Don’t drink too much. You’ll get sick,” he said in a much softer tone than before, and Syaoran giggled a bit in response to this.

 “So this is what he’s like when he drinks?” Fuuma asked, watching him curiously. Fai nodded and took a sip of his own drink while Mokona danced happily on Syaoran’s head. The boy swayed a bit in the chair, his face flushed from drunkenness, but his smile could almost rival the sun in its brightness.

 “Do you want to play a game, Syaoran-kun?” Fai brought up suddenly. Kurogane did not take a liking to this idea, instantly sending glares in his direction. Fuuma and Mokona seemed to grow more excited.

 “Yes, yes!! Let’s play a game!” Mokona demanded.

 “A game? That could be fun,” Fuuma added.

 “What kind of scheme are you concocting, mage?” Kurogane asked with slight growl in his tone. Fai smiled innocently, but there was no denying that a hint of mischief was in his eyes.

 “Scheme? How mean Kuro-pu! I’m just trying to entertain our guest!”

 “I don’t believe you for a second!”

 Fai laughed, and Syaoran tilted his head curiously at him.

 “What kind of game?” he asked. The blond turned to him and smiled.

 “Well, I’m so glad you asked Syaoran-kun! It’s a game that Kuro-tan and I learned while we were in Yasha’s country! Though I didn’t really play much, since I couldn’t understand anyone…”

 “How did you communicate then? Was it like charades?” Mokona asked.

 “Cha…rades? What’s that? I mostly communicated with drawings. It was fun!”

 “So it was like Pictionary then!”

 “…Pictionary?”

 Kurogane had nearly forgotten about the six months that he and Fai had spent in the Yasha clan’s territory before the others made it to that same world. The silence from Fai had been so nice, though the magician always found ways to annoy him, even with the language barrier. But when he thought back to the game that was played while they were there, his eyes widened in horror.

 “No! Absolutely not! We’re not playing that!”

 Intrigued, Mokona asked for more information.

 “What game is it Fai?!” she said excitedly.

 “It’s a game called ‘Ou-sama’. All we’ll need are some chopsticks and…”

 He looked around, as if searching for something.

 “Fuuma-kun, do you have anything to write with by chance?”

 Fuuma reached into his bag, which was undoubtedly filled with incredibly rare items from his travels, and he tossed a pen in Fai’s direction. The blond cheered and took a few wooden chop sticks before promptly beginning to write what appeared to be little marks on them. The others watched curiously while Kurogane grumbled audibly. Fai then took the chopsticks with the marks on them and wrapped his hand around them so that they were covering the numbers.

 “Everybody pick a chopstick. If you pick the one with crown on it, that means you are the ‘Ou-sama’, and you get to make a command. The ones who are ordered must follow it, or they lose the game. After each round, we draw a number again. Since our writing systems are all different, I did markings instead of numbers on each chopstick. One mark means you’re number one, and so on. When you pick a number, don’t tell anyone what your number is, because the ‘Ou-sama’ will pick commands without knowing who corresponds with each number”

 Mokona bounced onto the table and twirled in her joy.

 “This is going to be fun!”

 Fuuma nodded in agreement, and Syaoran’s eyes lit up slightly in anticipation.

 “I think it’s a bad idea,” Kurogane stated, and Fai smiled at him.

 “But Kuro-pu, everyone has to participate!” Fai whined.

 “I WILL NOT!!” he shouted.

 Kurogane’s face was filled with rage until he felt a gentle tug at the shoulder area of his shirt. He looked down and saw Syaoran staring up at him with big, pleading amber eyes.

 “Kurogane-san…please play with us. It will be fun…”

 The man’s face instantly softened, his will shattered by the innocence in the boy’s expression. He had to play, if only to protect the boy in his inebriated state. After all, he saw what this game did to even the toughest of men in Yasha’s territory. Kurogane looked away with a sigh of defeat.

 “Fine…I’ll play…”

 There was an almost evil glint in Fai’s eyes when Kurogane agreed to play, but his smile never faded, even for a moment. Syaoran and Mokona seemed thrilled, and Fuuma was simply enjoying himself as the observer.

 “Everyone go ahead and pick a number then,” Fai said as he gently wrapped his hand around the chopsticks, his fingers concealing the numbers so that everyone would pick blindly.

 Each person reached forward and picked a stick, doing well to hide what number they had received. Fai grinned when he looked at his, and Kurogane felt as if he had swallowed his own heart.

 “It looks like I’m the ‘Ou-sama’ this round!”

 Kurogane pointed accusingly at Fai once the words were spoken, teeth bared.

 “You cheated, didn’t you?!”

 “If I had cheated, you would’ve surely noticed, Kuro-pon. You are a ninja after all…”

 “…Supposedly,” Mokona finished.

 “I AM A NINJA!!!”

 Fuuma laughed at the banter before emerging from his silent observance.

 “He did not cheat. I’m sure of it”

 “And why would I believe anything you say?”

 Kurogane grumbled under his breath before waiting for Fai to make a command. He seemed to be contemplating something, and that really only served to make him feel worse.

 “Number 3…I command you to sing your heart out for all of us to hear!”

 Everyone glanced down to their chopsticks to see who number 3 was, and Kurogane stared at his, as if it had somehow betrayed him. The others all glanced to him and noticed the 3 distinct markings on Kurogane’s chopstick. Syaoran’s eyes widened, and Mokona cheered.

 “Sing, sing, sing!!” Mokona cried.

 “NO WAY!!”

 “Awwwww, don’t say that, Kuro-tan. You have to do it, or you lose the game”

 “…Then so be it. I didn’t want to play anyways”

 “I thought ninjas were men of their word. I guess not, huh?”

 Kurogane looked as if he had been wounded by the words, and he sent a glare in Fuuma’s direction as the man nodded in agreement. Syaoran blinked, watching curiously to see what Kurogane would choose. He promised to play, so would he back out in the very first round?

 “…Fine….”

 Syaoran’s eyes lit up with anticipation as the man cleared his throat in preparation, but the voice that came out was so quiet, it was barely above a whisper.

 “Louder, Kuro-pu”

 Fai urged, and everyone around moved a little closer to get a better listen. A grunt came out, and his singing halted for a moment before he began to sing louder, his face showing both anger and embarrassment simultaneously.

 “Louder! Put your heart into it!” Mokona shouted.

 The singing that came from Kurogane almost sounded more like yelling now as his anger rose, but the melody wasn’t all bad beyond the rage. After singing a few lines, he stopped and turned his back to try and hide his shame. This, however, did not stop Syaoran from applauding.

 “You have a very nice voice, Kurogane-san! It was very passionate!”

 “…Huh?”

 Kurogane seemed surprised by the reaction, but it seemed to make him feel somewhat better, even if the kid was drunk and slightly impaired.

 “It was definitely passionate,” Fuuma said with a laugh, and just as quickly as Kurogane was brought back up, the moment seemed to vanish upon hearing the unwelcome guest speak.

 “Do you sing at all, Syaoran-kun?” Fai asked.

 Syaoran shook his head.

 “I can’t sing in front of people!”

 Mokona hopped up onto Syaoran’s shoulder.

 “I’d like to hear you sing someday!” Mokona said, and Fai nodded in agreement.

 “I’d also like to hear it”

 Syaoran smiled in response.

 “Someday then”

 Fai reached forward to gather the sticks, but just before he could, Kurogane saw to it himself.

 “I’ll hold them this time”

 Fai shrugged and let Kurogane take over, and he did a quick shuffle before holding them out as the magician had done before, making sure to conceal the numbers. Like the first round, everyone reached forward and grabbed a chopstick carefully as to not reveal their number. They all looked to each other, curious to see who had gotten the role of ‘Ou-sama’ this round.

 “Looks like it’s my turn,” Fuuma said.

 The group was very curious what sort of command Fuuma might give. After all, they didn’t really know him that well. From what they could tell, he seemed like a nice person, so long as you didn’t get in his way. Kurogane refused to like him at all, seeing as he was Seishirou’s brother. Fuuma cupped his chin a bit in thought as he tried to think of what command to give.

 “Am I allowed to command more than one person at a time?” he asked. Fai nodded.

 “You may command as many people as you like”

 “Hmm…all right then. Numbers 1 and 5, I command you to do your best impressions of each other”

 It was a fairly tame dare, and Syaoran lifted his chopstick to reveal the single marking on it, and the one who had number 5 was…

 “Hooray! Mokona is great at impressions! It’s one of my 108 secret techniques!”

 Syaoran smiled at Mokona before she hopped back onto the table.

 “You go first, Syaoran!”

 The boy seemed to agree to this and seemed to be mentally preparing himself. He closed his eyes tight, which caused some to wonder if he was in pain, before suddenly opening them as wide as he possibly could.

 “Mekyo!!”

 “…Eh?”

 Kurogane was utterly confused, but Fai found great amusement and could not contain his laughter. Mokona seemed thrilled and did a little twirl of appreciation.

 “That was very good, Syaoran-kun!” Fai complimented.

 Syaoran rubbed a bit at his eyes from the slight discomfort of having them opened so unnaturally.

 “Mokona, it’s your turn!” Fai mentioned, still snickering.

 Mokona stood in the center of the table and took a deep breath before making a very serious face, trying to capture Syaoran’s likeness.

 “Raitei Shourai!” she shouted, and her little nub of a hand extended out, as if to shoot out magic.

 There was a long pause of silence after her shout, but she remained in a heroic pose nonetheless. Kurogane was about to comment before, much to everyone’s surprise, a bolt of lightning shot from Mokona’s hand and struck the roof of their little temporary home. It wasn’t a big bolt, but it was certainly loud, and a few shingles fell off the roof in a dramatic crash. Fuuma adjusted his glasses, as if he had seen things wrong, and Kurogane’s jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

 “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!!!”

 The ninja stood up, grabbing Mokona by her head and poking her stomach.

 “WHAT…WHERE DID IT…HOW?!!!”

 “Mokona doesn’t like being poked like that!”

 The little creature struggled in Kurogane’s grip, and the man hardly noticed as Syaoran stood up from his seat and began to climb up the beams of the house to inspect where the lightning had struck close up.

 “That was amazing, Mokona! It really was lightning. I can still feel the heat coming off of where it struck!”

 The boy was in awe, and Fai was clapping animatedly.

 “Well done, Mokona!”

 Kurogane released Mokona finally, but not without questions.

 “Why did you tell us you could do something like that?!”

 “You never asked. Besides, Mokona’s 108 secret techniques are secret!”

 “108…you have 108 abilities?”

 “Yep!”

 “…You…the hunter’s brother…hand me the sake bottle. I think I need another drink”

 Fuuma handed over the container of sake politely and watched as Kurogane poured himself a glass and began to sip. Fai glanced back to Syaoran, who started to stand on the rooftop, but his balance seemed a little wobbly. Undoubtedly, the standing had gotten his blood flowing, and the drunkenness was truly beginning to hit him. The boy fell forward off the ledge of the roof, and Fai and Mokona both cried out in worry. Fortunately, the boy still landed on his feet, seemingly unharmed. Apparently even when drunk, the boy was still quite light on his feet. Syaoran blinked up at everyone, his face flushed from his drunkenness. Kurogane sighed and gently tapped his forehead with a closed fist when he came back to the table. It was the only way he knew how to lecture the boy, really.

 “Don’t go doing reckless things like that, kid. You’re still recovering from your wounds, you know…”

 The boy giggled and almost didn’t even seem to hear the man. But he did seem oddly focused on the top of Kurogane’s head.

 “Kurogane-san…when did you get cat ears?”

 Kurogane glared in Fuuma’s direction, as if he were to blame for everything.

 “This is why we don’t let him drink the strong sake…”

 Fuuma shrugged, not seeming particularly guilty as Syaoran took his seat again. He swayed a bit in his chair, eyes a bit glazed over, but he was smiling nonetheless. Fai stood up and moved to examine him for a moment, cupping his face in a motherly way.

 “Are you doing all right, Syaoran-kun? Do you still want to play?”

 He nodded into Fai’s hands, and the magician smiled, patting the boy’s head before moving back to his seat.

 “All right then. On to the next round!”

 This time Syaoran held the chopsticks, and everyone made their choices once again. And the ‘Ou-sama’ was…

 “Hooray! Mokona wins!”

 Mokona bounced around the table, showing off her prize.

 “Let’s see…Mokona commands…”

 The group waited with baited breath.

 “Number 4, take one of the pens and write something really embarrassing on your own body. It has to be visible at all times”

 Fuuma laughed, revealing his chopstick with the four slashes.

 “Looks like that’s me. All right then”

 The treasure hunter took one of the pens from his bag and started to scribble something on his hand. The group stared at the writing, trying to read it, but alas, no one could read the language that Fuuma had written in. Well, all except Syaoran it seemed, and his eyes were widened in horror. This did not go unnoticed by Fai, and his lips curled into a grin as inquisitiveness struck him.

 “What does it say, Syaoran-kun?”

 The boy’s face flushed bright red and he shook his head.

 “I won’t say”

 Fuuma simply smiled, putting the pen away. Mokona pouted a bit.

 “Ah, Mokona forgot that everyone here writes in different languages. Oops”

 Kurogane would have argued and questioned whether Fuuma actually carried out the dare, but seeing Syaoran’s face and how the boy could barely even make eye contact with him now, it seemed he had done quite enough. The ninja wasn’t sure he wanted to know anyways.

 There seemed to be a bit of a rotation going on with who held the chopsticks each round, so this time, it was Fuuma who got to hold them. Everyone took a number, and the ‘Ou-sama’ was…

 “Finally,” Kurogane grinned and revealed his winning draw.

 “Oooh. What is your command, Kuro-sama?” Fai asked curiously.

 The man stood up from his seat and left the table for a moment to everyone’s bewilderment, and soon returned with a bowl of nukazuke. Fai shook his head rapidly. He already knew where the man was going with this.

 “Everyone will eat at least one of these pickles”

 “You’re so cruuuueeel, Kuro-rin! They’re too sour! I can’t eat those!”

 Kurogane grabbed a pair of unused chopsticks and popped one of the vegetables into his mouth, crunching and talking at the same time.  

 “If you don’t do it, you lose,” Kurogane stated.

 The ninja passed the chopsticks around, and everyone one by one ate one of the pickles, seeming to enjoy it. Fai, however, appeared to be dreading each moment as his turn drew closer and closer. Kurogane held the chopsticks out to him with the pickle slice pinched between, waiting for him to eat it.  

 “You can do it, Fai-san!” Syaoran cheered.

 The magician closed his eyes before leaning forward and biting into the vegetable, and after swallowing it as quickly as he could, he shuddered and reached for a glass of water, downing it in one go. He wriggled around in his chair at the taste that would not seem to leave him, and it almost appeared as if tears were burning in his eyes.

 “It’s so sooouuurrrrr!!” Fai cried.

 Mokona jumped up onto his shoulder and patted the side of his head.

 “You did really well, Fai. It’s all over now”

 Kurogane scoffed.

 “It’s just a pickle. You’ll survive”

 “That was the meanest thing you’ve ever done to me, Kuro-tan…”

 “…Really?”

 Fuuma laughed at Fai’s melodramatic behavior before gathering the chopsticks with the markings and holding them out to Mokona.

 “It’s your turn, little one”

 “Okay!”

 Mokona bounced back down and wrapped her little body around the markings as much as she could as selected picked a number. This time, it was Syaoran who won the draw. Everyone was curious what command Syaoran would give, especially in his inebriated state. The boy pondered for a moment before finally speaking. Kurogane began to take a sip of his sake as he delivered his command.

 “I command number 3 to walk number 4 down the street by a leash. Number 4 must also walk on their hands and knees,” Syaoran commanded.

 Kurogane spit out his drink and frowned when he revealed that he was number 4, the one who would be walked with a leash around his neck. He only hoped that number 3 wasn’t…

 “Hooray! Kuro-pon, let’s get some rope!” Fai cheered, showing off his chopstick with three defined markings.

 “This is the worst possible situation…” Kurogane muttered under his breath, his hand covering his face in horror.

 Fuuma and Mokona looked to Syaoran with a hint of surprise in their features.

 “Syaoran really is a fun drunk!” Mokona stated cheerfully. Fuuma nodded in agreement.

 Fai moved to gather something to substitute as a leash while Kurogane looked as if he wanted to simply melt into his chair and disappear. When Fai returned, rope in hand, he patted the man’s back, urging him to stand.

 “Let’s go, Big doggy,” Fai whispered into his ear.

 He hadn’t been called that since they were in Outo, and it still gave him the same feeling now as it did back then. The ninja growled in response, and just when he thought about backing out in order to spare himself the humiliation, he glanced over at Syaoran, whose eyes were once again sparkling with anticipation. Damn the kid and those innocent eyes of his!

 Kurogane stood, very much having to drag himself out of the chair, and Fai reached up to put the loop he had tied loosely around his neck. Once it was secure, Fai gently tugged on it to pull him forward. Kurogane, very much filled with shame in this moment, lowered to his hands and knees, and the moment he did, Syaoran burst into laughter, holding his stomach as he did.

 Everyone fixed their eyes on him, never having heard him laugh like that before. Sure, he chuckled every once in a while, but hearing him laugh so energetically was…refreshing. The group smiled and Mokona moved to stand in front of Syaoran on the table. Although the boy seemed happy on the outside, Mokona, being the empath she was, sensed some sort of tension within the boy; like something was about to break, and she had a feeling she knew what it was.

 “Syaoran…this is fun, isn’t it? I bet you wish both Sakura’s and ‘Syaoran’ were here with us, don’t you?”

 Fai, Kurogane, and Fuuma watched for Syaoran’s response, and the boy continued to laugh before tears began to stream uncontrollably down his face. Fai and Kurogane gasped and frowned as Syaoran brought his hands to his face to hide the tears. It was certainly an unexpected reaction, but Mokona was quick to hop onto his shoulder and gently stroke his hair with her little hand.

 “It’s okay. You’re not alone, Syaoran. We’re all here for you,” she comforted.

 Syaoran nodded, his hands still covering his face, and his teeth were clenched from the wave of emotional pain he was currently feeling.

 “He’s had too much to drink. It’s time for bed now,” Kurogane suggested.

 This time, Fai nodded in agreement, and he moved to the boy, gently helping him stand and steering him in the direction of the house. Kurogane watched as they walked away, and Fuuma looked to the ninja with a smile.

 “You’re a lot kinder than you seem. I’m sure Syaoran-kun sees you like a father,” Fuuma said.

 Kurogane shook his head in denial.

 “He already has a father. And that might be the problem”

 “Eh? Why is that?”

 “The kid fights hard for what he wants, but it’s frustrating when you work that hard and still never get what you want”

 “And what do you think he wants?”

 Kurogane took a seat at the table and poured himself another glass of sake.

 “He wants his family back”

 Inside the house, Fai assisted Syaoran in lying down on the bed. He inspected his bandages to make sure his wounds were not bleeding through, and everything seemed to be in order. The worst part of the crying seemed to pass, and now the boy was simply staring into space with puffy red eyes and his cheeks slightly damp. Fai stroked his hair and smiled down at him as he sat on knees beside the futon.

 “Do you need to cry any more, Syaoran-kun? No one will think any less of you, you know…”

 Syaoran shook his head.

 “No…I’ve already cried enough. I’m sorry…I cut the game short and made everyone uncomfortable”

 Fai shook his head this time, his smile still remaining and the gentleness of it washing over Syaoran.

 “You did nothing wrong. You’ve been through a lot. Certainly enough to warrant tears once in a while. I’d be more worried if you didn’t cry and just held everything in”

 Mokona snuggled up against Syaoran on the futon.

 “Fai’s right. Mokona could feel you keeping everything inside. You were so sad…”

 The boy’s eyes widened, surprised to say the least.

 “You can talk about it if you want,” Fai said.

 Syaoran wanted to object at first, but he knew better than to try and hide anything from them. After all, like Fuuma had said before, the distance had been reduced, and they had been through enough that there was no reason to hide anything.

 “I…miss Sakura…and mother and father. Kimihiro too…”

 Fai hummed a bit in acknowledgement.

 “That makes sense. We all understand how you wish for everyone to be together again”

 The boy stared silently at the ceiling for a moment, contemplating his next words.

 “I saw ‘Syaoran’…in the Utaki...”

 Fai and Mokona looked to him, keeping quiet as to let him continue speaking.

 “To use the power of ‘Seji’, the Utaki told me I had to…erase ‘Syaoran’ from existence. But I couldn’t do it…’Syaoran’ believed in me and told me it was all right…that he wouldn’t judge me for acting on what I believed in, but I couldn’t do it…I couldn’t stand the thought of never seeing him again…”

 Syaoran’s voice held more pain the further he got, and Mokona’s eyes burned with tears as she felt the wave of his emotions.

 “How horrible…” she stated.

 “…And because of me, only half of the people in the inner Nirai Kanai were saved. I don’t even know if I managed to save that girl…”

 Fai shook his head as if to stop him and touched his shoulder comfortingly.

 “Syaoran-kun…without you, everything would have been lost. This world would have been taken in by the world of the dead. You did nothing wrong”

 The boy looked to him with sad amber eyes.

 “But I could’ve saved everyone had I not been so selfish. The Utaki said I had to defeat ‘Syaoran’ and prove I was without selfishness in my intentions. Then, I could use the power…”

 Fai tilted his head.

 “So you’re concerned that your decision was selfish?”

 Syaoran sighed.

 “I’ve always been selfish. Whenever I wanted something, I kept pushing forward without thinking about the consequences of my actions. Same with when I chose to turn back time…I broke the laws of the universe almost irreparably, and I’m still paying the price for it. But I haven’t really learned, have I? I nearly cost us everything…”

 “So?” Fai said.

 Syaoran blinked at this response.

 “There are many who believe in you and the choices you make, no matter how they seem to others. Kuro-pu, Mokona, Sakura-chan, Watanuki-kun, and ‘Syaoran’…we all believe in you and know you will make the right choices, because you have a strong heart. You are a good person Syaoran-kun, and the fact that you feel the way you do right now makes you human”

 The boy stared at him for a long moment, thinking hard about what to say next.

 “Do you think I am selfish for wanting to bring back ‘Syaoran’?”

 Fai shook his head.

 “I don’t, but even if I did, it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. You must do what your heart tells you to do. That is the only sure way to find happiness”

 Syaoran slowly nodded, his eyelids feeling much heavier than before. Fai brought his hand to rest over Syaoran’s eyes and spoke softly, almost like a lullaby.

 “Go to sleep now. Tomorrow’s a new day, and we’ll all still be here by your side,” the magician said.

 When he removed his hand, the boy’s eyes had closed and he had already drifted off to sleep. Mokona snuggled up beside him and followed suit shortly after, and when they were both fast asleep, Fai made his way back outside to Kurogane and Fuuma. He took a seat at the table and poured himself a glass of sake.

 “How is Syaoran-kun?” Fuuma asked.

 Fai smiled and took a sip from his glass.

 “He’s asleep now and will be just fine”

 Kurogane seemed relieved, but he was trying to conceal that fact. After all, he couldn’t let anyone know he was actually worried. His crimson eyes glanced to the container that held his new arm.

 “Now that our reason for staying here has arrived, we should move on to the next world…”

 Kurogane seemed eager to move on, even if this place was peaceful as could be.

 “Let’s stay just a bit longer, Kuro-tan…”

 “Eh? Why?”

 “Well, we should let Syaoran’s wounds heal properly. The ones in his heart too need some time,” Fai said softly before taking another sip of his drink.

 Kurogane’s lips formed into a tight line, but appeared to be in agreement.

 “Just a bit longer, but eventually we have to keep moving forward”

 Fai nodded, gazing up to the stars in the sky.

 “We will. But it’s all right stop and look at the stars once in a while”

 Fuuma rose his glass up.

 “I’ll drink to that,” he said, and Fai clinked his glass together with Fuuma’s.

 Fai then clapped his hands together as if an idea had come to mind.

 “Now that the children are asleep, the adults can have misbehave a little bit!”

 Fuuma laughed, and Fai reached into his pocket to pull out the small pouch of money he had won earlier from Kurogane.

 “Want to try and win the money back, Kuro-sama?”

 The ninja grinned at the proposition.

 “You’re on, mage,” he said with conviction.

 Fuuma adjusted his glasses, seeming intrigued.

 “May I play too?” he asked.

 “Of course!”

 The three men began to play gambling games, drank to their heart’s content, and enjoyed the stars above them. At least in every world, there would be stars to watch over them and brighten even the darkest of nights.

 THE END

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Day 26 - Event: Aoyama Omotesando X Christmas Event (Evening Show)

Two days in a row to meet my oshis…

I can’t believe that this day came. I mean, last year I celebrated Christmas by doing nothing in particular. I’m glad this year I did something at least that is memorable.

Anyway, I got the ticket to go to this newly established unit, Aoyama Omotesando X. This unit has 30 men from Oscar Promotion, an entertainment unit, and they will challenge themselves in broad range of work, from singing, dancing, modeling, even variety show! I’ve watched two of their Line Live, and I can see how interesting each and every members are. Some of them are well known actors from tokusatsu series, TV series, movie actors, or in 2.5D musicals, but some of them are still new, or recently debuted, or they worked at different fields that are relatively unknown by fans.

The event started from members coming from the back of the room singing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” in Japanese, wearing white shirts, or hoodies, or jumpers. Anyway, they introduced themselves, starting from Team A, O, and X. The leader is Kuriyama Wataru, and the vice-leader is Shiono Akihisa, both of them served as the MC.

Highlights from the introduction: 1. Nishime Shun is the mood-maker of the group. 2. Uno Yuuya is the gorilla of the group. 3. Sadamoto Fuuma is the bishoujo of the group. 4. Iwata Tomoki is the one who has an annoying face. 5. Sadamoto Fuuma did a dajare (pun). 6. Nakamura Kaito is the fresh-guy from the group, but there was one member who was pretty young and claimed that he’s fresh (I think it was a member from Team X but I can’t remember who he is), then it (almost) became a war between those two. 7. Tanaka Joshua can’t speak English (which is a surprise for me even though he’s half-American…?) 8. Osada Sean introduced himself as the foreigner (gaijin) of the group.

Then it came to the game corner. If they lose they need to do a batsu game (punishment game). First game was between Team A and Team X. The task is that they were given two minutes to borrow an item from the audience, but there are special conditions. The fastest team to finish (and get it right) gets the point. So the specification of the items were lottery (everyone got different specifications), and the special conditions was: First round: Only from people who has the same birth month. Second round: Only from people who has the same blood type. Third round: Only from the people who likes the same animal as the AOX member.

Highlights of this corner: 1. It should be Team X who won, but because of Fuuma re-checking the item he borrowed from the audience, which is blue item (I think it was an IC card case from Seigaku vs Rikkai) and from someone who’s blood type is A, the MCs said Fuuma is an honest person (yasashii hito), so Team A got the point. 2. Onuma Shota (Team A) had to find someone who has orange coloured item from AB blood type audience (AB blood type is rare, right?!) so he was the last to finish his item hunt. Then because of the incident I mentioned on last point, Team A won this round. 3. Uno Yuuya screamed “Is there anyone who’s favorite animal is gorilla?” He’s a lovely dork, isn’t he? 4. Team X has to do the batsu game (1-2, Team A wins), and there was an electric pen, so it will give an electric shock. When one of Team X’s members got shocked, the pen fell to Fuuma’s direction, making Fuuma so terrified, and Team A members were like, “How dare you to hurt Fuuma?!” Then during the shocking self time (Yuuya tried that pen and got shocked by it also LOL), basically Team A members were protecting Fuuma. Conclusion: Fuuma protection squad is born. Second game was the gesture game. So each team, consisting of five people each, was given a situation, and they have to act it out and freeze. More similar and/or same poses, higher points the team got. The battle was between Team A and Team O. This game was made in two rounds for each respective teams.

Highlights of the game: 1. Uno Yuuya and one of the Team A members (Can’t recall the member) went for the same pose, and they kind of declared that they are the new combi. After that, Yuuya hugged that guy, continued by sexily seducing him which made the crowd screamed. Then he imitated the scream with fangirling body movements (I love Yuuya. He’s an ultimate dork). 2. Team O also has a combi, but they didn’t do anything special in particular. 3. This game is won by Team O, which they were really happy because they said that in the afternoon show, Team A hasn’t lost a single game. So, all Team A members must drink nigai ocha (I might translate this as bitter tea, although it sounds awkward). 4. One of Team A members said that Fuuma shouldn’t drink the tea (take it as “poor Fuuma, I don’t want him to get hurt…”) so one of the other Team A members should drink two cups, which of course, that targeted member refused (I can’t remember who’s the target member sorry…). 5. Due to solidarity, Nakada Hiroki, who served as the MC for this corner, drank the tea as well. 6. Uno Yuuya said that he loves drinking nigai ocha, because it’s good for health purposes. 7. Basically everyone in Team A drank the tea and the reaction was priceless. Some fell down, some screamed, Fuuma’s reaction was really calm compared to his teammates and I saw how he suffered from drinking that tea (poor Fuuma…). The only member who has no reaction, obviously, Uno Yuuya. Next time, please give him one bottle of nigai ocha to drink. After this segment ends, it changed to Team X’s talk show, and they were wearing suits which are the same as the pamphlets. The highlight from this segment is Iwata Tomoki who can’t shut up talking about his annoying face (urusai kao) and he was into it (and proud of his annoying face as well LOL). I think he mentioned about him being surprised when he woke up and looked at the mirror, he got rid of it because his face was surprisingly annoying. 

Yes, I get it, Tomoki. Your face is annoying, just like you said. After the talk show, Team A members came out wearing suits, and they have to to love confession. The audience who got their number called are free to choose the 30 members of AOX to do one of the five scenes given. The ones who did it was Nishime Shun, Iijima Hiroki, and Nakada Hiroki. I kind of zonked out for this segment, because I’m not a big fan of love confessions that make girls go crazy. Still, it was really funny to see this segment.

Then, present time! Three audiences are eligible to choose one member, and they can choose to have a cheki with them (polaroid photo), kabedon (basically getting cornered on the wall), or the member said “daisuki dayo” to them. Two of the girls let the members choose it for them (Iijima Hiroki and Nakada Hiroki), and one other girl chose for cheki with Kuriyama Wataru. The funny thing about the kabedon is one of the members brought a board, written “kabe” (壁) which means wall, and hold it behind the girl who will get kabedon from the member she chose. Another hilarious thing was the member who hold the board got asked, “How does it feel to hold (or to be…?) the wall?” Man, it was funny to see this segment. After the present segment was over, the members asked us to sing Jingle Bells, and they went around the audience. I called my oshis’ names but they didn’t recognize me. But when I called Sean and said hi to him, he was surprised. Maybe he didn’t expect that one of the audience will speak to him in English…? But, I’m happy that he responded to me.

Lastly, the members gave us one more present, which is plastic balls that has their sign on it. I didn’t get one, but I’m pretty fine with it. I’m happy that I can see them at least on stage. For this event, we have miokuri, so we can do a high touch with all members of the unit. I repeat, all members. I felt sorry for most of the members, which I can’t seem to remember their names (and how they arrange their hair, some of them looked really similar so I can’t differentiate from one another).

My miokuri highlights: 1. Iwata Tomoki was really happy that I knew his name. I said, “Tomoki-kun, kyou wa arigatou gozaimasu!” (Translation: Tomoki-kun, thanks for today!) Then he replied, “Arigatou gozaimasu! Iwata Tomoki desu! (Translation: Thank you! I’m Iwata Tomoki!) I think he’s trying to emphasize himself so the audience who came can remember his name. 2. For most of the members, due to super fast miokuri (and the staffs were pressuring the audiences intensely) I just said arigatou gozimasu or Merry Christmas in broken katakana, which made most of the members surprised that I’m actually a foreigner (which my face looks like a Japanese and I tend to get mistaken to be Japanese as well). I am so sorry, guys… Please forgive my broken katakana Japanese… 3. I spoke English to Sean and he was really happy. I said, “Sean, Merry Christmas!” and he responded “Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!” I am more than happy that I can interact in English actually. 4. Few days before the Christmas event, me and my two friends were talking about Fuuma, and said that we want to see Fuuma’s shocked or stuttered reaction. So, after talking to my other friends, I decided to say Merry Christmas in English to him. His reaction? He was surprised, I noticed that. His face reaction wasn’t that utterly suprised though, but he can respond thank you in English in split seconds, and his pronunciation was good as well! I really appreciate him for responding in English to me! To be honest, I would like to say do your best in learning English, but again because of the miokuri was too fast, I can’t. Fuuma, I look forward to talk with you again. If possible, in English! 5. I was really sad during Seigaku Team Party because Yuuya couldn’t participate in the miokuri, and I’ve prepared a line for him already! But I was really excited to meet him, and I said, “Yuuya-niichan~!” And his response was really really cute, oh my goodness I love Uno Yuuya so much. He was really happy, then he started jumping and high touching me again and again, which made me responded the same as well. Then he waved at me and said bye-bye. Remembering this made me soooooooooooo embarrassed, because I really want to meet Yuuya and talk to him. He looks really really friendly and nice, also lovable. Uno Yuuya, I’m so grateful to meet and interact with you, even though it was short, but thank you! I hope we can meet again and talk more >< 6. The miokuri ended with Nakada Hiroki. Meeting him gave me a shock, because I saw him on Tsukisute Rabbits Kingdom, and I admired his dancing and stage presence. Seeing him face to face made me melt, and I love his smile. His dimples are so cute oh my goodness. 7. Yuuya’s dimples are also cute. I love guys with dimples. 8. I found it funny that the miokuri started with someone with an annoying face (Iwata Tomoki) and ended with someone with a really charming face (Nakada Hiroki). This is my report for the Christmas event. To be honest, I enjoyed it a lot, but I kind of felt hard to know at least the names of the members. I did expect that they will have a name tag attached to make it easier for the audience to recognize who is who (when they were wearing white shirt, not suits), but at least I still can enjoy the event! Some last highlights from this event: 1. Moriya Shun (Team O) has a really funny face. You just can’t help it but to laugh at his face. 2. One of the members showed his six-packed abs in front of the audience during introduction. 3. Iijima Hiroki’s goods (I don’t know which one) was sold out. After thoughts: I do enjoy this event, and I laughed a lot, especially Yuuya. Man, he’s awesome on stage, and I love his interaction with fans. Fuuma was really cute, his teammates kept protecting him throughout the event, which I can relate that he’s a lovable member (Fuuma is lovely). Most Team A members were really talkative and noisy, and I do wish to see more members being talkative. I enjoyed how non-Team A members, such as Moriya Shun and Nakamura Kaito being talkative on stage. I do expect for more exciting events coming from this unit!