#shuichi usagi

[umhuhwellthen]

Ya girlthing back at it again with researching things

This time it's ancient Japanese swordsmithing and legendary blades and their names, desperately looking for any rules to sword names

Im also looking up trees species and genus because Miyamoto Usagi's swords are "Willow Branch" and "Young Willow" so what if his descendants end up with swords with names related to his swords names?

Idk if I want my Rise!Usagi to have Willow Branch, he has to have Edgewing but his second blade is being tricky

Since his sensei is Rise!Karasutengu I'm thinking of the legendary Kogarasumaru "Little Crow", maybe changing it from a tachi to a katana, tanto or wakizashi.

I also have my Leoichi kid Shuichi's swords to worry about... I originally thought to have them relate to lightning/thunder because of xir's mystic powers but then I thought that might be too...weeaboo?? Like too American localization 4kids thing.

On one hand most characters in Yojimbo never have their swords named/give their swords name so it shouldn't really matter what these guy's swords are called

But I'm also the person that looked through Wolf species with miniscule differences, 60+ rabbit species, Edo period fashion, native birds of Japan and kanji, so much fucking kanji

I should really look at Japanese grammar/spelling rules, but also I should really draw the line somewhere

Oh God the symbolism research

I reawakened the part of myself that grew up on discovery, animal planet and any other channel that was "educational" and centered mainly around animals as well as books on myths and folklore

This is so fun but SO stressful when I can't find the thing I wantttttt damelodamelo

Doesn't help that some of these articles are written...weirdly that I suspect AI and just have to suffer that shit

In summation:

How Do I Name These Fucking Swords!?

[beetletricks]

Main Issues with Rosegarden vs Ones That Can Be Easily Argued Against

Main Criticisms that better describe the main concerns with Rosegarden:

-Issue 1: RWBY often relies heavily on subtext and fan interpretation to build ships rather than explicitly showing relationships develop on-screen(Pyrrha explains her reasons for liking Jaune but we don't see them onscreen as this was in only Volume 2). This creates frustration for fans who feel that certain relationships aren't explored enough or are left too vague.

-Issue 2: Some relationships receive far more screen time and development than others in RWBY, or are onyl focused for specific volumes, which can lead to certain ships feeling more like fanservice or being sidelined entirely.(Weiss and Ruby not hanging out much compared to Penny and Ruby in V7)

-Issue 3: Ruby and Oscar haven't been in the forefront resulting in conversations which other lacking banter vs conversations they have with characters who are in the forefront(Oscar being sassy with Hazel, Emerald, and Ozpin)

Criticisms that that are often contradicted:

Oscar is too old for Ruby

Other media: -Kagome (15) and Inuyasha (over 200 years old)

RWBY: Ruby being fine with being friends with Penny who was a robot

Ruby Should be with ______

Other media: -Quintessential Quintuplets(despite different shipping author gives reason as to why the MC ended up with the specific love interest compared to others)

RWBY: Will probably explain why if ends up canon, did so for Pyrrha in Volume 2

Oscar is to young for Ruby

Other media: Usagi (15) and Mamoru (17) from Sailor Moon

RWBY: Again Penny having no biological age 

Ruby will just take care of Oscar

Other media: Luz would start off causing dangerous situations Amity needed to help deal with in the Owl House before indirectly motivating her to stand up to her parents in the Owl House

RWBY: Ruby does this for literally everyone

Oscar is just a plot device of the most part

Other media: Shuichi Minamino represents Kurama's internal conflict and transformation with their merge in Yu Yu Hakusho that happened before the events of the show

CRWBY: Ruby having Silver Eyes

Ruby and Oscar don’t have enough time for romantic development in the show

Other media: Hinata and Naruto from Naruto the Last Movie 

CRWBY: Pyrrha admitting she liked Jaune in only V2 for treating her like anyone else which we only learned in that volume.

Oscar will merge with Ozpin

Other media: Ultraman Tiga-gradually merges while regaining past life relationships but still gets married to new love interest

CRWBY: Blacksmith is god and gives Ruby a choice in changing or not for her acceptance 

Ozpin being around

Other media: Asuka still loving Jaden despite his trauma and fusing with Yubel in Yugioh GX

CRWBY: Ozpin only appearing for plot stuff 

Ozpin will take over Oscar

Other media: Ultraman Tiga, Kurama(Yu Yu Hakusho) from above

CRWBY: Blacksmith gives a whole speech about balance at the end of Volume 9 rather than control 

Oscar is just discount Jaune 

Other Media: Like Edward, Alphonse is on a similar journey and reacting to new stuff, but his own struggles and quiet demeanor separate him from his more forward brother. Over time, Alphonse proves his individuality and importance to the story in Fullmetal Alchemist. 

CRWBY: 

-Jaune being in a rare position of being a foil to Ruby but even since volume 1(likely due to family legacy) would act like he has everything under control resulting him lashing out, hence him opening up in Volume 8 and 9 represents important growth

(learning to be forward-facing even in the midst of truly knowing and understanding everything that’s wrong with the situation.)

-After Oscar getting frustrated in Volume 5 he adapts as well in how he doesn’t follow Ozpin’s mindset as much as Jaune since Volume 1 which added to his repressive habits in Volume 9 partially, in how despitee struggling with becoming an immortal wizard he is capable of making more meaningful connections compared to Ozpin who even if he ignoring the Salem secret didn’t trust anyone emotionally resulting in him quickly leaving. 

[brucezfg0t]

Look at him

Hope I got your attention!

♡Now look at shuichi as usagi♡

[kura-with-dc-characters]

I'm currently contemplating whether Usagi (my original character for a DC story) will be adopted by the Kudo family or the Akai family. I need her to encounter Shuichi somehow. Alternatively, I could depict her meeting Akai on the beach with young Shinichi and Ran. Perhaps I'll establish a connection between the Wright family and the Kudo family. Someone, give me an idea. 😭

[shinyasahalo]

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[oshiawaseni]

Hi....if you don't mind me asking, who are your favorite romantic relationship's couples in books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series (ca be canon or non-canon)? Sorry if you've answered this question before......Thanks....

WAH YOU WANT MY WHOLE SHIPPING HISTORY OKAY LETS GO ILL BOLDEN THE ONES I STILL REALLY ADORE AND PLACE IT UNDER A CUT (and to be clear I've liked a LOT more than these but these are the ones I grew really obsessed with at one point or another!)

Bulma x Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) Drarry (Harry Potter) Usagi x Seiya (Sailor Moon) God I really loved Yugioh shipping too ahhhhh Yugi x Atem mostly! Yuki x Shuichi (Gravitation) Misa x Light (MISA DESERVED BETTER) and Light x Mikami (Death Note) YUME of course (KANAME DESERVED BETTER) (Vampire Knight/VKM) and AiRen is really cute too ;; Tyrande x Illidan (Warcraft - WHY AM I A SUCKER FOR FORBIDDEN LOVE AND BAD BOYS)(THIS IS STILL MY DESKTOP WALLPAPER BECAUSE I LOVE IT SO MUCH)(IT'S DEPICTING WHEN SHE GAVE HIM HIS FLOWER AND IT'S HIS LOOT DROP WHEN YOU KILL HIM IN WOW... APPARENTLY)

I liked Rickyl (The Walking Dead) I liked Reylo (Star Wars) Oh and I was a Larrie once *cries* me and a few bkdk friends bond over one direction sometimes LOL Can't forget to mention my Sasuke x Naruto past either... I'd say my favourite movie is Memoirs of a Geisha... I just... love everything about the vibe of that movie including that beautiful romantic scene at the end, and I feel like bkdk is sort of being written in the same way where they'll have this intimate moment of connecting to each other which recalibrates everything that's ever happened between them with a romantic lens, if that makes sense? Togachaco, Kudoichi, and finally... Bakudeku (Forever and ever til I'm gone from this earth)

[blogyogawp]

Here comes the Detective Boys and the Amazoness Quartet!

The alliance between the Detective Boys and the Amazoness Quartet occurs when Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima asked Professor Agasa to contact the Detective Conan Couples and the Sailor Moon Couples. As their promise, Professor Agasa calls CereCere, PallaPalla, VesVes and JunJun to disloyal Queen Nehelenia, Amazon Trio, Zirconia and the Dead Moon Circus. With their betrayal from Zirconia, Luna and Artemis suggests Professor Agasa now unites the Detective Boys and the Amazoness Quartet into one group: Detective Boys-Amazoness Quarter Alliance. The members are Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima from Detective Conan alongside CereCere, PallaPalla, VesVes and JunJun from Sailor Moon SuperS. They often come when Sonoko Suzuki, Makoto Kyogoku, Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, Rei Hino, Jadeite, Heiji Hattori, Kazuha Toyama, Minako Aino, Kunzite, Kaito Kuroba, Aoko Nakamori, Makoto Kino, Nephrite, Saguru Hakuba, Akako Koizumi, Ami Mizuno, Zoisite, Shuichi Akai, Akemi Miyano, Setsuna Meiou, Taiki Kou, Masumi Sera, Eisuke Hondou, Haruka Tenou, Seiya Kou, Soshi Okita, Momiji Ooka, Michiru Kaiou, Yaten Kou, Shiho Miyano, Rei Furuya, Hotaru Tomoe and Saphir from the hands of Black Organization and Black Organization, Black Moon Clan and Shadow Galactica.

[dragbunart]

Keyboardist would absolutely get accidentally saved by shuichi while he was kidnapped, idk how but he would absolutely feel like the Keyboardist is familiar somehow, but like a really close familiarity, so much so that even while kidnapped he's gonna try and do things to make her get hurt as little as possible, or at least temporarily help her

Wasn't planning on a playable Shuichi or Keyboardist section but now I'm considering it.

Like Somehow the Keyboardist gets captured by Usagi. Her hands and feet are chained together and her keyboards missing.

Shuichi finds her while trying to escape himself and something clicks that 'Oh, I have to make sure nothing happens to this woman' He doesn't know why but the Keyboardist feels familiar and he feels attached to her somehow.

So he lifts her (because he kept up with training with Maki) and you play as shuichi looking around Usagi's base for the codes to release the Keyboardist and looking for her keytar.

The keyboardist doesn't speak but once her hands are free she'll write stuff to him (usually on his hand on his shoulder). Once they reclaim her keytar he asks if she knows any songs. She plays a particular melody, stopping when she sees Shuichi crying, saying how he's listened to it before but it sounded so much more beautiful in person.

In the end, they're being overtaken by Monokuma's and Shuichi quickly pushes her out of the base as he's recaptured.

[aparticularbandit]

Loaded God Complex (V)

Summary: The problem with designing a Game that ends in your death during your most desperate hour is that sometimes things can get better.

…and then you still have to play a Game that ends in your death.

Or: The woman we know as Tsumugi has probably the best birthday of her life at what is probably the worst time to have it.

NOTE: Because this is pre-game, Tsumugi’s name is different. In this, she is primarily referred to as Tsukasa Yuki instead of Shirogane Tsumugi. Despite names you might recognize, every other character in this is an OC. Think of it as a reverse reference; Yuki seeded her scripts and games with references to people she knew and loved. We’re just seeing that in reverse.

Chapter Rating: M for brief nudity. Fic Rating: M for brief nudity.

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For the first time in months, Yuki doesn’t wake alone.

(She also wakes in a bed and not on the not-so-comfy couch in her office, but that’s less important.)

Even before she truly wakes, before she opens her eyes, Yuki feels Ryoko’s arm tight around her waist, Ryoko’s head burrowed between her shoulder blades, Ryoko’s legs tangled with her own.  She barely shifts, and Ryoko murmurs something unintelligible before tightening her grip on her, drawing her closer to her.

Yuki opens her eyes just enough to settle more comfortably in Ryoko’s gentle hold, relaxes with a comfortable sigh, and then closes them to slip off into another dream.

~

The second time Yuki wakes, it’s less pleasant.

Her phone buzzes on the bedside table – Yuki had not necessarily been consciously thinking when she placed it there; it was nothing more than an old, ingrained habit from the years she lived here with Ryoko before…before – and she groans, eyes cracking open, as she reads the caller ID.  Then she carefully disentangles herself from Ryoko’s grasp, sits up with a little groan, and answers the phone.

“Tsukasa Yuki,” she grumbles out.  “What do you need, Usa-chan?”

“Well, I was going through the script—”

Yuki groans again and kneads her forehead.  “I thought you said you didn’t read the script—”

“I don’t, but I needed to copy and paste stuff over for the flashback lights, you know, and Shuichi still doesn’t have a last name?  It says something about editing it in later?”

“Yes.  I haven’t thought of a good last name yet.  Nothing seems to fit.”  (This is a lie.  Yuki knows exactly what name she’s going to give him.  She just can’t put it in the script because they will catch her out.  It’s going to have to be something that goes live with the show.  Just like so many other of her changes.)  “I’ll have something before the first light drops.”  She taps her fingers on the bedside table.  “You did add that—”

“Yes, yes!  I added it!”

Yuki reaches for her glasses and pushes them on – anime villain style, because she feels like one right now.  “And the other thing,” she says, voice even more hushed, not wanting to wake Ryoko, yes, but also not wanting her to even possibly hear this, “the one I wanted you to add for the final trial?”

Usagi never pauses.  She jumps straight in.  “The screens for the audience, mmhm, I’ve got those added, and the place for the chat interactions, but Tsukasa-sama,” she says, hesitating, pausing, “what do you need all that for?”

“I thought it would be a fun gimmick.  Goes well with the robot.”  Yuki sighs and shoves a hand through her frazzled blue hair.  “Usa-chan?”

“Hm?”

“I’m taking the day off.”  Yuki taps her fingers on the table again, then pulls her hand into her lap.  “If anything comes up, I trust you’ll be able to take care of it for me.”

“B-b-but Tsukasa-sama—”

Yuki waits to hear what Usagi will say, but for a while, there’s nothing.  Maybe Usagi thought that Yuki would cut her off and stopped abruptly as a result of that, but that isn’t the case.  So she waits, expectant.

Finally, Usagi says, “Is this because of Mitsuki?”  She hesitates again, and Yuki can imagine her brow furrowing.  “Are you afraid, Tsukasa-sama?”

Yuki smiles, caught out, even though she knows Usagi can’t see that confirmation.  “I plainly want some time off before the Game starts, Usa-chan.  That’s all.”  She runs her finger in circles against her skin.  “Maybe a couple of days.  Everything you need should be plain to you.”

Again, that gentle quiet before Usagi says, “Okay.  I’ll protect your time.  However much you need before the Game, Tsukasa-sama.”

“Thank you, Usa-chan.”

Then Yuki hangs up, turns her phone on silent, and hides it in the back of the nearest drawer.  She starts to remove her glasses just as she feels Ryoko snake her arm around her waist again, as Ryoko kisses up the curve of her spine.  “I’m sorry,” she murmurs.  “I plainly didn’t mean to wake you.”

“Quit using that word,” Ryoko groans.  She nuzzles against Yuki’s neck.  “You’re…taking the day off?”  Her voice tightens.  “Now?”

At first, Yuki doesn’t turn to her.  Her gaze flits to the drawer where she shoved her phone.  “I sent in the finalized scripts yesterday,” she says quiet, trying not to realize (and yet still realizing all the same).  “They won’t need me again until the Game starts.  To make sure that everything.”  Her voice catches, and she pushes past it.  “Runs smoothly.”

She can’t breathe.

“I—”

She pushes that feeling away, pushes it down, pushes it into that drawer with her phone where it’s hidden and she can’t see it and she doesn’t have to acknowledge it and she doesn’t have to touch it, not now, not until she’s ready, not until—

“It seemed plain to me,” Yuki says, ignoring the shadow looming above her and turning in Ryoko’s grasp to meet her curious (annoyed) gaze, cupping her chin with one hand, and nuzzling against her, “that my time would be better spent with you.”

Ryoko kisses her, and Ryoko kisses her – wanting and greedy and needing, because they’re both such desperate things – and she smiles against her lips.  “Hungry, are you?”

“Starved.”  Yuki tugs Ryoko’s lower lip between her teeth, and then her stomach rumbles loud into the silence between them.  She scoots back and covers her mouth with one hand, eyes growing wide, as the grumbling returns.

That sparkle in Ryoko’s eyes returns, and she laughs – loud, boisterous, head tilting back until her white teeth shine.  She slaps her leg.  “You said starved, and then…and then—”  She laughs again, louder this time, and gasps in furtive fits.

Yuki crosses her arms and looks away.  (If she were an anime or visual novel character, there would be a shadow across her face, likely in an unappealing shade of blue.)  “I don’t think it’s very funny.”

“I do.”

“That’s plain to see.”

Ryoko crawls over to Yuki and kisses the tip of her nose.  “So we eat first.  There’s leftover birthday cake.  I can smear icing all over—”

“There was a cake?”  Yuki’s eyes widen.  “I never saw any cake.  Did I miss the candles, too?”

“After last time?  Fuck, no.  I’m not about to let you burn down the house again.”  Ryoko kisses Yuki’s cheek, then draws away from her with a sigh.  “Ruru-chan made the most amazing cake.  I can’t believe you didn’t have any!”  She pushes herself out of the bed and starts scrounging around for their clothes.  “It’s like you stuck yourself behind that bar and wouldn’t leave for nothing.”

Yuki glances down at her fingers and slowly taps them together.  She doesn’t say anything.  The only truthful answer she could give is her own avoidance: she hadn’t wanted to see what else around their house had changed in her absence.  She slowly tucks the sheet around her as she moves to the edge of the bed before something Ryoko flings at her lands in her face.  “Ow!”

“Put that on!” Ryoko says as she kneels down and takes Yuki’s sweater dress off the floor.  “Kitchen nudity is how your fucking tits get burned!”  She looks mournfully at her left breast, cups it in her hand, and runs her thumb along a white patch on her nipple.  “RIP Mi-chan.  You deserved better.”

As her girlfriend stares mournfully at her own scarred nipple, Yuki pulls Ryoko’s large sleep shirt over her head.  Then she slips from the bed to stretch the front of the shirt out, staring at its upside down image.  The Danganronpa 50th Anniversary Cast stare back up at her with differing expressions.  She can almost – almost – pick out Mitsuki in the background.  The Ultimate Mortician.  It set her perfectly in line to examine the bodies (and to modify things as needed to match with the script).  She and Mitsuki ran the shows back then, and they’d been so good at covering the other’s flaws.  They’d both been insistent that Ryoko – the character, not her girlfriend – not be placed anywhere near the middle of the promotional art, although she often is in any of the fanart, and Mitsuki—

“I can’t believe you still wear this thing.”  Ryoko holds Yuki’s sweater dress aloft as she stands.  “You stole this from me years ago—”

“It was a gift!” Yuki exclaims, letting the front of Ryoko’s sleep shirt drop, its edge brushing against her thighs.  “It was the first gift you ever gave me!”

“Yeah, because you stole it and wouldn’t give it back.”  Ryoko sticks her tongue out at Yuki.  “Well, I’m gonna wear it now.  It’s mine after all!”  She pulls it over her head and then shoves the sleeves up before twirling on her heel.  “See?  It fits me so much better!”

Yuki rolls her eyes.  “Yeah, but you hate that thing.  Besides, I used it as a basis for one of my most popular character outfits, so you can’t just—”  She cuts herself off as Ryoko shoves her hands into her pockets, as Ryoko’s eyes widen, as Ryoko pulls the small box out of her pocket.  Oh.  Then she bites her lower lip and looks away before Ryoko can say anything.

For a moment, Ryoko just stares at the box.  “Yu-chan,” she says, hesitant, gaze not leaving the box, “what is this?”

“Nothing,” Yuki lies.

“So it’ll be okay if I open it, right?”

“No!”  Yuki moves towards her to try and grab the box away, but Ryoko holds it aloft, out of her reach.  As a result, Yuki wraps her arms around Ryoko’s waist and collapses on the floor, hiding her face in the edge of the sweater dress.  “Just…just put it back!  And forget about it!”

Instead, Ryoko gently unclasps Yuki’s hands and returns to the bed, sitting just on its edge.  She holds the box in the palm of her hand for a few seconds – enough time for Yuki to make another swipe for it, if she wanted, but she doesn’t.  It won’t do any good, not the way Ryoko is staring at it.  If only she hadn’t forgotten—

Ryoko flips the lid on the box and lifts the ring from inside it – a single diamond set in white gold, smaller alternating rubies and sapphires trailing from it down either side of a rose gold band.  She holds it up to the light, and every gem sparkles.  (Her eyes do, too, their light reflecting within.)  “Yu-chan,” she says again, quieter, a near hush, “what is this?”

“I should think it’s plain to you what it is.”  Yuki doesn’t move from where she stays collapsed on the floor, hands clasped together in her lap.  “I…I got it about a month before….”  She can’t complete that part of the sentence – won’t complete it – and so continues as though she has, “But I never found the right time to….”  That sentence, too, falls incomplete from her lips.

“And you….”  Ryoko’s gaze finally moves from the ring to Yuki.  “You brought this to…to your birthday party?”

Yuki can’t meet her eyes.  “I thought it was your engagement party.  I thought….”  She swallows.  “I didn’t think I would change your mind, but I plainly thought that I shouldn’t keep it.  But I…I couldn’t sell it, and I couldn’t get rid of it, so I plainly thought—”

“You thought you would give it to me as an…an engagement present?”  Ryoko raises a brow.  “Yu-chan, that’s plainly pretty fucked.”

“I know.”  Yuki glances up just in time to see Ryoko slip it on her finger.  “Don’t—”

“Why not?  It’s mine, isn’t it?”  Ryoko sets the ring on the finger where it belongs – where it just fits – and then holds her hand up to the light, her fingers outstretched.  She stares at it for another few minutes, saying nothing.  “Hey, hey,” she says, finally.  “Yuki, do you…want to marry me?”

This isn’t fair.

“Yes.”

This isn’t fair.

Yuki slowly sits next to Ryoko on the bed again.  She takes Ryoko’s free hand in hers, but her gaze doesn’t leave her fiancée.  “I think it’s quite plain to see that.”

This isn’t fair.

Ryoko finally looks away from the ring on her finger and turns to Yuki.  She takes Yuki’s face in both of her hands – the ring cold against her cheek – and draws her into another kiss.

THIS ISN’T FAIR.

Yuki knows that she’s crying before Ryoko lifts her fingers with a smile, before she brushes her thumb along her cheekbone to wipe them away.  She must think they’re tears of joy, and Yuki has no intention of telling her otherwise.  It wouldn’t do any good.  What would she say?  Instead, she murmurs, “We can…we can figure everything out after…after the Game, okay?  We only just…we’re plainly not even—”

But Ryoko kisses her again, and Yuki can’t stop crying.

[joshua-rimondi]

Wandering Son

The anime Wandering Son explores complex themes of gender identity and self-discovery, addressing both Japanese societal issues and universal human experiences. Episodes 1, 7, 9, and 10 focus on Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki, two transgender students navigating their journey toward self-acceptance. In Japan, discussions around gender identity and LGBTQ+ issues have historically been muted. Wandering Son challenges traditional norms by sensitively presenting the struggles of transgender individuals. The characters face societal expectations, bullying, and internal conflicts, highlighting the need for empathy and support in a society that often demands conformity. Globally, Wandering Son resonates with universal themes of identity, acceptance, and belonging. The experiences of Shuichi and Yoshino reflect the struggles faced by transgender individuals worldwide, emphasizing the importance of supportive relationships and safe spaces. The series advocates for a more inclusive and understanding society, regardless of cultural context. Personally, watching Wandering Son has been enlightening. Although I do not share the same struggles, their journey of self-discovery and courage to embrace their true selves resonate deeply. It highlights the importance of empathy and the need to support those facing challenges related to identity, themes relevant to my own life and relationships. Additionally, Wandering Son shares thematic parallels with Aggretsuko. Both series highlight the struggles of living authentically in a conformist society. While Retsuko in Aggretsuko grapples with workplace norms and gender roles, Shuichi and Yoshino face issues of gender identity and acceptance. Both series emphasize the importance of supportive relationships and the courage to be true to oneself. Moreover, Wandering Son and Sailor Moon both explore themes of identity and self-discovery. Usagi's transformation into Sailor Moon and her journey of balancing her ordinary life with her role as a magical girl parallel Shuichi and Yoshino's journey of accepting their true selves. Both series underscore the significance of friendship and support in overcoming personal challenges.

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Characters - Part One

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Name: Kaede Akamatsu

Hero/Villain Name: Ladybug

Miraculous: Ladybug

Kwami: Tikki

Jewelry: Earrings

Transformation Phrase: "Tikki, Spots On!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Tikki, Spots Off."

Weapon: Yo-Yo

Power: Lucky Charm allows the user to create a random object that will help aid in the defeat of their enemy.

Alignment: Good

Name: Shuichi Saihara

Hero/Villain Name: Cat Noir

Miraculous: Cat

Kwami: Plagg

Jewelry: Ring

Transformation Phrase: "Plagg, Claws Out!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Plagg, Claws In."

Weapon: Staff

Power: Cataclysm allows the user to destroy the first thing they touch with their hand. It is the only thing powerful enough to break even Miraculouses, which are otherwise unbreakable.

Alignment: Good

Name: Tenko Chabashira

Hero/Villain Name: Scalena

Miraculous: Snake

Kwami: Sass

Jewelry: Bracelet

Transformation Phrase: "Sass, scales slither!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Sass, scales rest."

Weapon: Lyre

Power: Second Chance gives the user the ability to reset time to a specific point within a set amount of time. They can do this as many times as they desire, however once they have settled on a specific timeline, then the detransformation countdown begins.

Alignment: Good

Name: Sonia Nevermind

Hero/Villain Name: Queen Bee

Miraculous: Bee

Kwami: Pollen

Jewelry: Hair Clip

Transformation Phrase: "Pollen, Buzz On!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Pollen, Buzz Off."

Weapon: Top

Power: Venom gives the user the ability to immobilize a target. It wears of fifteen minutes after the user detransforms.

Alignment: Good

Name: Kokichi Ouma

Hero/Villain Name: Mesperian

Miraculous: Fox

Kwami: Trixx

Jewelry: Necklace

Transformation Phrase: "Trixx, Let's Pounce!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Trixx, Let's Rest..."

Name: Hiyoko Saionji

Hero/Villain Name: Kawaii Mouse

Miraculous: Mouse

Transformation Phrase: "Mullo, Get Squeaky!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Mullo, Be Silent."

Kwami: Mullo

Jewelry: Necklace

Weapon: Jump Rope

Power: Multitude allows the user to shrink down to an incredibly tiny size and clone themselves as much as desired, making them virtually unhittable by most attacks. However, it takes them much, much longer to do tasks like running or climbing. The detransformation countdown begins when the user goes back to their original size and the clones are dispelled.

Alignment: Good

Name: Mikan Tsumiki

Hero/Villain Name: Hopelotus (like hopeless but lotus)

Miraculous: Pig

Transformation Phrase: "Daizzi, Rejoice!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Daizzi, Mourn."

Kwami: Daizzi

Jewelry: Bracelet

Weapon: Tambourine

Power: Gift allows the user to conjure a magical gift box that the user opens in front of their target, revealing an image of the targets deepest wish, bringing the target happiness. This tends to result in distraction, but can appease akumatized villains for a period of time, as well.

Alignment: Evil

Name: Makoto Naegi

Hero/Villain Name: Dragonfly

Miraculous: Dragon

Transformation Phrase: "Longg, Bring The Storm!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Longg, Open Sky."

Kwami: Longg

Jewelry: Necklace

Weapon: Naginata

Power: Wind Dragon Water Dragon Fire Dragon allows the user to transform into either of the three natural elements of nature, those being the aforementioned wind, water, and fire. The detransformation countdown begins once all three have been used.

Alignment: Good

Name: Komaru Naegi

Hero/Villain Name: Goldenrod

Miraculous: Monkey

Transformation Phrase: "Xuppu, Showtime!"

Detransformation Phrase: "Xuppu, Naptime."

Kwami: Xuppu

Jewelry: Circlet

Weapon: Ruyi Jingu Bang

Power: Uproar allows the user to enable their circlet to disrupt the powers and abilities of anyone the user touches, the user, themselves, being the only exception to this.

Alignment: Good

Name: Miu Iruma

Hero/Villain Name: Usagi

Miraculous: Rabbit

Transformation Phrase: "Fluff, Clockwise!"

Kwami: Fluff

Jewelry: Pocket Watch

Weapon: Umbrella

Power: Burrow allows the user to travel through time as they please. Due to this, this user is rarely called upon to use their abilities, but instead just as a fighter. However, it is their responsibility to preserve time. This user is the only one to know the identities of all their fellow heroes.

Detransformation Phrase: "Fluff, Counterclockwise!"

Alignment: Neutral, Sides With Good

Weapon: Flute

Power: Mirage allows the user to cast an illusion of their choice and hold it for as long as they desire. They can control the illusion as they desire. However, they can only create one at a time, and once the illusion is dispelled, the detransformation countdown begins.

Alignment: Good

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The Usagi Glare

Passed down from the great Miyamoto Usagi himself...

My rise leosagi kids and rise! Usagi Yuichi

I also wanted to show Rumi's new slider marks from the poll

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💗💜💙Bi 4 Bi couples! 💗💜💙

(Some characters here are canonically bi while some are just headcanons)

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[darkspellmaster]

if you had to Ship/pair the innerscouts (not including sailor moon) and outer scouts with characters from yu yu hakusho who would you pick the writer of sailor moon married the writer of yu yu hakusho I I have seen alot of sailor saturn x hiei stuff

Oh hell...Man this is tricky. My thoughts...

Makoto with Kurama (Shuichi Minamino) -It wouldn't be just for the plants, though I think those would be an added plus, but I think both suffer from similar thoughts. Kurama seems to be a bit guilty about taking on the life of a child who's body he's inhabiting, and probably sees Makoto struggling with the loss of her parents. Both can be very deadly when they want to but both also want the most normal life out of the group they are with. I think they'd get along due in part to their compassion and loyalty and don't get them mad attitude helps a lot. If anything I think Kurama would find it amusing to flirt with Makoto, only to find himself blushing at how sweet she could be and caring. It would put the boy in a tail spin as it were. Ami with Hiei for me -I know it's a weird ass combo, but I can see it working out more than people think. Hiei for all his cool stand-offish-ness is a kind brother who loves his sister. He's also someone that is very smart and understanding to his team mates, even if he acts like he's not. Ami, for her part is someone who can honestly keep up with his coolness, but also bring out the kinder side of him. Beware the quiet ones, as she can be as deadly as he can, and he probably would be inspired by her smarts and bravery. Also I think they would get along with both of them wanting to know about things, and just hanging out. He strikes me as the sort who would happily just sit there while she was doing homework and chill just watching her and wanting to cheer her on in his own way. And she'd probably be one of the few to get under his thick skin and get him to blush and react to things. Minako and Yusuke -Okay hear me out on this one. Both of them have a serious nature under the clown persona they built. Yusuke is a wanna be tough guy who tends to come off as a jerk with a heart of gold. But given how he died in the first place, its showing there a lot of compassion in there. He pushes himself to the limit for his friends and is willing to do whatever he has to to protect them in the Dark Tournament. Dude doesn't back down, and he's no idiot, though he acts like one and stubborn at that. Minako can come off as boy crazy and a ditz at times, but she's really not like that. Her dreams may seem huge but over all, as with Yusuke, her desire to be an idol is over all to bring love and happiness to everyone. And isn't that what food does too? Also she's as stubborn as he is, and willing to keep away from her friends to protect them. As with Yusuke she doesn't back down and pushes herself to the limit to fight for her princess and even steps up when Usagi is in a blue screen of death. There's a reason both of them are leaders to their respective groups. I honestly think that Yusuke would probably be the type that is like, "I'm not going to your concert" then show up in the front row with flowers or something for her. Minako would always cheer him on, and the boy can cook so she probably would love that aspect of him. Rei with Kuwabara -Now this one is really weird but I think it works. Kazuma is a loyal brother who cares deeply for his sister. While he comes off a a goof ball, he's also one of the strongest emotionally of the group. He won't go down, even if you bash him in and is someone who has a gentleness to himself. He's protective and someone that would admire Rei for her charms as well as her mind. He's also so opposite her father and more then likely would be someone that could see through the perfection that Rei has and notice the flaws that make her human. I also can see him making her laugh with how dumb he can be. On the other side let's be honest Rei would help him with his homework and also show him ways to encourage his spirit to make him way stronger. If anything the boy would be blushing all the time around her because he would see her as wonderful and help willingly at the shrine forgoing things just to be around her.

Well that's my thoughts on it. I hope it satisfies your curiosity.