#souji and soji are two different people

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I made relationship charts for Jun and my other main Yu Yu Hakusho OCs! I'll probably make one with Kurama as well once I actually draw him (both Youko Kurama and Shuichi Kurama, because they have slightly different dynamics with him)

First, we have The Soulmates, aka Jun and Atsuro:

Next up-- The Star-Crossed/ Tragic Lovers, Jun and Souji:

Finally, there's "It's Complicated" feat. Jun and Yuen:

Some notes:

Jun is supposed to be 173 for all of them I just screwed up because I didn't have a ballpark height for him in mind until I was making these charts (I'm still not sure how tall I want him to be tbh)

Each chart is based off a lot of different factors, all boiling down to "how does Jun interact with these points in comparison to THIS person, specifically" and "what is Jun's mental state like at these points in time"

Atsuro's awkward level is less awkward more dense

Jun's jealousy on his chart with Souji is because, while he's really not a jealous person, he's overly aware of the fact he thinks Souji would be much happier with another human, rather than the traumatized demon his family has been put in charge of watching for over 200 years at this point.

Jun and Yuen's relationship is rather complicated (but the source for why is, hopefully, rather obvious). The chart isn't necessarily romantic in their case-- except for the fact Yuen mistakes the source of his jealousy as romantic jealousy. His "jealousy" readings are also shaded a bit strangely to show that he's slowly becoming less jealous now that he knows the truth.

The question marks in Jun and Yuen's chart mean that they're not really sure what they're feeling. Jun knows, without a doubt, he's not jealous of people trying to get close to Yuen or vice versa, but there's a part of him that's jealous over something, though he's not entirely sure what it is.

In that same vein, Yuen's trying to figure out why he feels the way he does about Jun and comes to the wrong conclusion that he's crushing on Jun, so his "horny" levels are him going "I mean, he is really pretty and mysterious and I maybe kind of want to sleep with him idk but I can't stop looking at him and my friends always joke about it so maybe??? I just want him to look at me." Like, he's 80% sure he's not horny but he also can't deny Jun is gorgeous and he's always looking at him and he wants to be looked at in return so fucking bad--

(Of course, that was when he was eighteen, early 20s. Now he's just confused whether or not he really wants to entertain the idea of sleeping with Jun even though they've figured out he is not, in fact, in love with him.)

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Hakuoki Comforting Soldier - Okita ・ Saito-hen English Translation

This is my last post of the month, so I’ll end by asking you to please support me if you can through my ko-fi, and paypal or patreon which provides access to my hakuoki blog translations and early access to my postings. Also, please let me know if you have any hakuoki drama cds that you’d be willing to share that are on my Lookout List since i either do not have audio for those cds or do not have audio that I can share.... and if you are able to remove watermarks from a video, please contact me.  

Anyway, this translation is from “薄桜鬼 WEBラジオ 新選組通信録 第八集 特典CD 慰めされ隊士 沖田・斎藤編,“ which I kept on referring to as the “Web Drama 8.” I actually have two tls for this.... tho some parts vastly differ from one another or use different punctuation. final edits will be done later as always... not sure if i’ll post the subtitle video for this publicly (will be delayed regardless due to being busy with school).

Hakuoki Comforting Soldier - Okita ・ Saito-hen

Translation by KumoriYami

Souji: Hakuoki Web Radio Shinsengumi Communication Record, Episode 8

Saito: Comforting Soldier - Okita ・ Saito-hen

Souji: (yawns) The weather is nice today. The skies are clear, and there aren't any clouds around.  Who is in charge of breakfast today? I wonder if  it's ready yet/ Is breakfast ready?

(door opens)

Souji: Good morning, is breakfast ready?

Saito: Souji.

Souji: Areh? Is Hajime-kun in charge of making breakfast today?

Saito: No, the person on duty is over there......

Souji: Nn? Ah, it's you. What's wrong? You look like you just got harshly scolded/Why are you cowering over there [check audio]?

Saito: That isn't the problem!/What's wrong? The miso soup's degree of saltiness is incorrect/The miso soup they cooked doesn't taste right!

Soji: Haha, Hajime-kun you're really strict in that aspect.

Saito: The issue of meals is important. If the body isn't healthy enough, there will no way to fight the enemy. Additionally, when there is too much salt put in, that is detrimental to one's health. [reword later]

Souji: yesyes.

Saito: We must ensure the chief and vice-commander stay in good health, in order to achieve this, I have already spoken the others in the troop several times about this.

Souji: Right right. Ah, has it been finished yet? Don't bring it over slowly, come on, you need to quickly bring it to the large room [im assuming the main/common room]. If it's late, Sano-san /Sano-san and Shinpachi who like/s to worry a lot, will say something about it. Hurry hurry.

Saito: Ah... I've said too much./Did I say too much/was I nagging too much?

Souji: There's no problem. That's because Hajime-kun is a serious person/is persistent, so you can't help but be strict while you speak/you can't help yourself.

Saito: Souji...

Souji: It's fine, I'll serve it myself, Hajime-kun you also need to quickly go, otherwise the food will get cold/if you don't go the common room quickly, the food will get cold.

Saito: Nn, that's right/Ah, okay.

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Souji: Then, should I got on patrol today? Ah, the weather is still nice. Though it is a bit warmer [now?].

Saito: Souji: where are you going?

Souji: What do you mean going where? Today is the first division's turn to patrol.

Saito: switch with me today.

Souuji: What? Why does Hajime-kun need to go?

Saito: Your complexion today does not look so good. Also you didn't eat much at breakfast.

Souji: Really? I'm fine [though]/I'm feeling fine [though].

Saito: No, you should still stay at headquarters and rest/it would be better for you to rest, also it's very hot today. What happens if you get heatstroke?/It's extremely hot today, and that could have a negative impact on your body.

Souji: Good grief/Eh, I'm telling you Hajime-kun, you've become more like Hijikata-san recently.

Saito: What do you mean?

Souji: Hijikata-san recently told me the same thing "It's seems that it's very hot today, so you should stay at headquarters to rest"/"It's too hot today, go and rest."

Saito: That is to say, despite what the Vice-Commander told you, you're not listening to him and are insisting on going out/Despite how the Vice-Commander said that, you still plan on going out?

Souji: But this is a trivial matter that shouldn't be of any importance/But... it really is fine. Everyone is just worrying too much.

Saito: Souji...

Souji: What?

Saito: In order to stop everyone from worrying about you, you should stay at headquarters and rest today. If something happens to you, what will the First Division do?

Souji: That won't happen...

Saito: The chief is very worried about you.

Souji: Eh.... Fine, I know. To go as far as to use Kondou-san's name, you really are despicable/ You really are sly to bring out Kondou-san's name.

Saito: Although I may not be as capable as you are, for today, leave it to me/I hope that you'll leave today's patrol to me

Souji: I obviously don't think that/What lack of capability. Alright, I'll do as you say. I'll leave today's patrol to you/ Alright. I'll leave it you today.

Saito: That's good/Okay, I'll be going then.

Souji: Eh.... this is really boring.

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Souji: Nn? Ah, did I fall asleep?/I overslept! The sky's already dark now/The sky's so dark now, I wonder if dinner has ended/is dinner over too? Well, forget it.

Saito: Souji? Are you awake?

Souji: Hajime-kun, it's fine, come in.

Saito: Excuse me.

Souji: Nn, what is it?

Saito: I've brought you dinner. (aside) You can come in/Come in.

Souji: Areh? You were the one in charge of breakfast?

Saito: Yes. That person agreed to make dinner.

Souji: ah? is that so?

Saito: Souji, anyway, you need to eat something. If you don't eat anything, your body will.../have something. If you don't eat, it won’t be good for your body...

Souji: Okay, okay, I know, I know. I'll eat properly. Nn? Isn't this delicious? This was cooked very well.

Saito: Right? I feel the same way.

Souji: I'm telling you, this is very good/You did very well. Few people can earn Hajime-kun's praise/It's rare for Hajime-kun to give such praise.

Saito: (aside) Ah, you can leave first.

(other person leaves)

Souji: Nn... but this really is delicious.

Saito: That's great.

Souji: Having said that, how was patrol today?

Saito: Nothing happened today, and it was quite peaceful.

Souji: Nn? So it was like that. That being said, it was quiet at headquarters today.

Saito: Indeed it was like that, not that you mention it/That's true. Perhaps everyone was also resting/resting and relaxing.

Souji: Is that so? That's great then.

Saito: Take your time eating/You can eat slowly, things can be tidied up later/I'll have someone clean up after. Then, I'll be going first.

Souji: Hajime-kun.

Saito: What/what is it?

Souji: Thank you. Ah... for dinner/I'm talking about for dinner.

Sait: I undersand. Souji, take care of your health. The chief and vice-commander depend on you a lot.

Souji: I understand.

Saito: That's good.

Souji: Goodd night, Hajime-kun.

Saito: Nn. Then, see you tomorrow.

[cookinguptales]

Is the correct spelling Souji or Sōji? When the "u" is added are you supposed to pronounce it somehow?

Either is correct. They are both different ways of romanizing the same Japanese sound. Personally, I prefer Souji because Sōji is a less specific way to write the long o sound in Japanese. The name is written そうじ (well, 総司 in kanji, if we’re talking about the Persona 4 character and I think we are?) rather than ソージ or そおじ, so I prefer Souji just for clarity’s sake. (Sometimes that last example is written as “oo” rather than ō, but not always?? Ugh, romanization!!)

That said, Souji and Sōji are both technically correct depending on style guide and romanization preference. Soji, however, is not correct. I usually just use whatever the official translation uses because it’s the easiest way to maneuver in fandom, but let me tell you how much “Yosuke” annoys me.

EDIT: Either way, it’s just pronounced as a longer o most of the time. So you hold the ‘o’ for the length of two syllables rather than one. Sometimes if people are really enunciating, you can hear the u, but usually it’s just an extended o sound. It can sound similar to the typical o if someone’s talking fast. I guess you just kind of get used to the difference.

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Fate/Grand Order Voice Actresses Unleash Their Thirst at USA Tour Finale

The Fate/Grand Order USA Tour 2019 came to a close in front of hundreds of fans Saturday, concluding the four-stop tour at its final destination: Anime NYC. Donned in cardboard hats resembling the massively popular game’s mascot character Fou, fans were joined by English Fate/Grand Order Producer Albert Kao as well as special guests Aoi Yuki and Rumi Okubo, who voice several of the game’s characters, for a celebration of Fate Grand/Order complete with big announcements and a rather revealing Q&A, to say the least!

  The guests were each “summoned” on stage as their heroic spirits from the game. Rumi Okubo was introduced as the voice of Astolfo and Elizabeth Bathory’s many different incarnations. Aoi Yuki followed and was introduced as the voice behind Shuten Doji and the many incarnations of Okita Soji. Okubo greeted everyone and said that despite it being her first time in New York, she already felt like a New Yorker. Yuki stated she was happy to be in New York because she’s a fan of the New York Rangers hockey team, and that despite it being her first time in New York, “I already feel like a Ranger.”

    Kao led the Q&A by asking if they’d had a chance to sight-see yet. Okubo had seen a few attractions, while Yuki hadn’t had a chance yet. She added that she wanted to go to the Metropolitan museum “where all the catalysts of the servants are,” and Okubo agreed.

  While they hadn’t had much time to spend across the city, they had been on the convention floor checking out everyone’s F/GO cosplays. Okubo revealed she had been seeking out all the Astolfo and Elizabeth cosplayers and taking their pictures “without telling them I voice [the characters].” Yuki said she had taken pictures of an Okita and a “very beautiful Jeanne Alter,” causing Okubo to exclaim that she wasn’t one of her characters.

  The subject was directed to the F/GO USA Tour booth set up in the Exhibitor’s Hall and the various features they set up for fans to interact with, including a replica of Kintoki’s bike from the game. Kao said that when planning the tour they had considered incorporating some features from the Japanese F/GO festivals, but ultimately decided to build entirely new things specially for the American audience. When asked if they’d interacted with the booth at all, Yuki said that because her character Shuten has “a very deep relationship with Kintoki,” as soon as she saw his bike she “immediately knew” she had to ride it.

    It was pointed out that on one of the large Shuten Douji images featured at the booth Yuki had taken the time to specifically autograph her thigh. Yuki sheepishly admitted that she wasn’t sure where to sign at first and the most lit up area of the picture happened to be her thigh.

  A trailer was shown for the recent Seven Duels of Swordmasters event, and the two were asked what memorable things they remembered from it, since they both actively play F/GO in addition to their voice contributions. Okubo said that the Hidden True Name system stood out the most to her. Yuki noted that “not a lot of good things happen” in the Japanese history version of the events, so seeing them retold the way they were in F/GO left her “excited and warm-hearted.”

  Okubo added that she’s sure a lot of players were surprised by the ending and that she hopes the story being set around so many Japanese servants sparked some interest in learning Japanese history. 

    The question of when Muramasa will be released as a servant is brought up ― a question that’s become a bit of an in-joke among fans for some time now. Yuki replies that she honestly doesn’t know. “Every time I meet [the developers] I ask the same question, but they never tell us... I’m sure one of these days Muramasa will come out... Until then continue to support F/GO please.”

  Kao then introduces the audience to the current Christmas-themed event: the Little Santa Alter, a rerun of last year’s Christmas event wherein users can gain Jeanne d’Arc (Alter Santa Lily) as a limited servant (a name everyone on stage inevitably struggled to say correctly). When asked what their memories of the event were, Yuki admitted that she’s a relatively newer player and missed the event’s Japanese run. 

  What stuck out the most to Okubo was the ascension material being a Gilles de Rai doll, which she wishes would be made and sold as merchandise. She also really liked the prize roulette system and would like to see it in more events. Unfortunately, she said, “when I asked our staff why we don’t do that, they kind of looked at me with forlorn, sad eyes, so I’ll never ask that question again.”

    They all joked that those were the eyes of a gacha player. “A servant will definitely come to you [if] you continue to roll the gacha,” Yuki went on to say. “That’s what gacha is all about.” Both actresses offered some emotional support to a very dejected-looking Kao.

  The topic then shifts to the different characters Okubo plays; Kao asks how she distinguishes between all the different versions of Elizabeth Bathory she voices. Okubo admitted that most of them are pretty similar so she doesn’t change things up at all before adding “The problem is the mechas... when I first received the description, I read it and thought, ‘Mech? Mecha? Seriously?!” For Mecha Eli-Chan she decided to go with a somewhat more childish performance than usual. 

  With the topic of the limited Christmas in mind, she added that she was first surprised to find out how many people missed out on Caster Elizabeth for one of the Halloween-themed events, which taught her the importance of playing the events. Yuki agreed, saying she never realized the regret she’d have as a new player who only owns Astolfo and base Elizabeth and has already missed out on getting Okubo’s other characters. Okubo jokingly asks the developers to give her some Elizabeths. On the side, Yuki adds that her Astolfo and Elizabeth are NP-level 5 and begins petting a tiny Astolfo plush that Okubo had brought on stage with her, causing Okubo to start shouting “Ah, ah, thank you. Thank you. That feels good,” in her Astolfo voice.

  It only got weirder from there!

    Kao asks Okubo about her process creating the voice for Astolfo, but she interrupts herself while answering to start making more suggestive Astolfo noises as Yuki continues to pet the plush. Regaining her composure, she answers, “He’s cute, and he’s a boy, but... He doesn’t care about being cool or boyish. He doesn’t care about gender that much. That’s what I had in mind when I voiced Astolfo.” Kao then asks what she had in mind when voicing him in the spinoff gag anime Learning With Manga! F/GO, to which her voice trails off in a simple “Ehhhh…” before moving on.

  When asked about how her performance differed between F/GO and the Fate/Apocrypha anime, Okubo said that for Apocrypha she “started from scratch again” and looked inside herself to channel her own cute and masculine sides. “Honestly, it was very hard for me.” Yuki said she originally watched Apocrypha because Karna, her favorite servant, was in it, “but then watching Astolfo in it I thought, ‘Wow, he’s cool.’”

  The conversation moved to Yuki’s role as Okita Souji and what she had to keep in mind for her performance. According to her, the staff had made it apparent that there needs to be a differentiation between her coolness in battle and her loving side when interacting with her master. “It was very easy to built the character based off that.”

    Okubo then made some suggestive comments about Okita generating and sucking up Critical Stars that the translator thought best not to translate entirely.

  Kao pointed out that Okita was first introduced in the GUDAGUDA Honnouji event which is known for its fast-paced, comedic dialogue. Yuki noted that she had been told to play it rhythmically “in a staccato.”

  When it came to voicing the role of Shuten Doji, Yuki said “I kept in mind [that] she’s small but sexy. She’s not big, but she has the sweet-scented musical voice I wanted to convey when voicing her.” Okubo admitted that when she uses Shuten in her party she honestly gets “really excited” and tries to get her damaged so she can hear those voice lines. Kao said he had never thought about playing the game that way, to which Okubo replied, “Don’t you do that with Gilgamesh? I thought you liked Gilgamesh.”

    The conversation then devolves (or evolves, depending on how you look at it) into a rapidfire Gilgamesh thirst-fest: 

  “I like it when his hair is down.”

  “His bangs are awesome.”

  “So awesome.”

  “Caster Gilgamesh in Babylonia, you have to love him,” Okubo says at some point.

  “Caster Gilgamesh is one of the characters you definitely want to have as a boss. As your work boss,” Yuki adds.

  “I want to offer my services to him,” Okubo replies. The entire crowd erupts in laughter, and Okubo attempt to clarify with “That’s spending money, right? That’s what it means,” and Kao to ask what the panel’s supposed to be about again.

  Yuki reminds the panel they were talking about Shuten Doji and finishes answering the original question by pointing out that even as a native Japanese speaker, learning to speak with a Kyoto dialect for Shuten was so challenging that she required special training for it. 

    Kao then says he was given info that they’re both in a LINE group with a few other F/GO voice actors called “FGOtaku” and asks what kind of things they talk about there, opening up a whole new can of worms.

  Yuki asks, “Can I really say that?” to which Okubo responds, “Honestly, there’s a lot of conversations that shouldn’t be recorded or archived.”

  “I love Karna, so when my love for Karna is at its full peak, FGOtaku is where I go to let out all my passion for Karna,” Yuki admits.

  “Every time she prefaces her chat with ‘This is unbelievable!’ we’re like ‘Oh no, not again,’” Okubo jokes. “Then whenever we open it we go ‘Oh that’s pretty cute,’ so that’s how those conversations go.”

  “That kind of banter happens with every favorite servant in the LINE chat group.”

  “Especially when new costumes or Saint Graph images come out of our favs. We all get excited,” Okubo confessed. “I look at the backsides of the servants. I personally love to look at the hands of men.”

  “This has kind of gotten sexual. We should probably stop.”

  Kao says he always thought he was the crazy one, to which Yuki and Okubo both reply “Same, same.”

    Trying to get back on topic, he asks which Noble Phantasm in the game is their favorite. Yuki says that her favorite would have to be Ruler Jeanne’s because of how helpful it is, and that as long as you have Merlin and Ruler Jeanne you can pretty much go endlessly during turns. “Any time there’s a battle I can’t beat, my lineup would be Mash, Jeanne, Ruler Jeanne, and Merlin. You can easily go 70 turns with that. My maximum is 158 turns.”

  Okubo answers that her favorite right now is Mecha Eli-Chan’s because of how hard it hits, and that her other favorite is Paul Bunyan’s “because it’s fast.” Yuki adds that on that note she likes Arash’s Noble Phantasm and the two perform it together. Okubo says that his voice actor told her to actually try playing with him to hear his victory lines. Yuki says that she likes how cute Paul Bunyan is, but that Arashi has nice muscles. “I like the underarm. I like the armpits.”

    Bracing himself for what would inevitably come next, Kao had one final question for them, “Who’s your favorite servant?” 

  Keeping it short and easy, Yuki simply shouted “Karna!” Okubo retorted, “You like Karna because you love Karna. I like Gilgamesh, but what I actually want to do is just watch him from afar. Trying to become friends with him is probably super hard. If you do, you’ll probably be really stressed out.”

  Yuki said that if she could summon a servant in real life it would be Karna so she could make him her husband. Okubo said she’s simply a fan of Gilgamesh’s, but if she could really go out with a servant it’d be Archer Emiya. Yuki asked if the question had changed to which servant do you want as a boyfriend, then said for her Robin Hood would be good for her because he takes care of people and she needs to be taken care of. 

    She then asked Okubo to explain in her words why she’d choose Emiya, to which she replied that he takes good care of his friends, he’s a good cook, and he’ll scold you when he needs to.

  “By the way,” she added, “If Gilgamesh was here I wanna be his chair. Please sit on me.”

  With the somewhat risque Q&A out of the way, it was finally time for announcements, beginning with details of this year’s Fate/Grand Order Thanksgiving Special running from November 20th until December 1st. In addition to seven days of extra login bonuses, the event will feature limited time missions, ½ AP cost for all daily quests, daily pickup summons, and a new Spiritron Dress for Astolfo.

  A trailer was then shown announcing that Pseudosingularity IV: Heretical Salem would be coming soon to F/GO and be the final chapter of Arc 1.5. 

  It was also announced that Noble Phantasm subtitles would be released in a same-day update across all versions, and that to celebrate the conclusion of the Fate/Grand Order USA Tour all English F/GO players would be receiving 30 Saint Quartz. 

    As the panel came to a close, both actresses offered their final words of thanks to the audience. 

  “Thank you all for coming again," Okubo led. “I was supposed to be here as a voice actress guest, but for some reason I decided to talk about being Gilgamesh’s chair. I hope when you leave this panel you forget about all that… Seeing everyone enjoying F/GO makes me happy as a voice actress and a player... Thank you all again for coming.”

  “Thank you all for coming,” Yuki added graciously. “Seeing all these American masters, I saw everyone was kind and warm-hearted. I learned that today and was very happy... The love of my life, Karna, the singularity he shines most in is five in America. I know that because he shines there America the country is my holy site. I’d like to come to America to see and meet everyone again. Thank you all for coming.”

    Are you excited for the upcoming Fate/Grand Order events? Do you want Gilgamesh to use you as a chair and sit on you too? Let us know in the comments below!

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{ ⊼ } —- what’s your favorite thing about rp? & { ⊿ } —- talk about your favorite character!

MEME  MESSENGER      :     @darkfated​.

MEME  RECEIPT     :     always  accepting.

{ ⊼ }      —     what’s your favorite thing about rp     ?

uhhh,   i have a lot of things i like about rp,   &   rp   SPECIFICALLY.     like character development can happen whether or not i rp,   but i really do enjoy psychoanalyzing characters   &   their bonds     (     COUGH   gemini  can  attest  to  this   COUGH.     ).     it’s really different developing characters   &   bonds by yourself than with other people,   &   i really,   REALLY   love the concept of exploring different parts of relationships with other muns     !     &   yanno,   working out the whole dynamic of every part of the relationships i have with my muses   &   other muns’ muses.     like…     one way into my heart is really just to randomly pop into my dms to plot with me     !     but yea,   having the input of someone else in the certain bond of certain muses is always some   A+   shit to me.     DSAGHJASDKLDSA.

{ ⊿ }     —     talk about your favorite character     !

this uh…     honestly i’m really gonna give you a top   10   list,   which is gonna be under the cut.   ;p   DSHJDAKLDS.     but these characters are gonna be solidly from otome games lolololzz     !     SDAHJDKLDSK.     the reason why i’m not including any uhh anime or manga series are because i have too many i don’t have finished right now   &   more otome games are fresh in my mind   &   characters are much easier to recall at the moment.

1.     kagura.     /     homura.     (     shall we date: ninja shadow.     )     —     my favorite smol boy.   :(     which…     leads into homura not being a smol soft     ?     but the point is     !     i love   kagura     /     homura   &   their story in ninja shadow a lot.     i also loved the connection with ninja assassin   &   wakasa,   which i know they’re in the same universe,   but i specifically love how they included ninja assassin in his route a lot.

2.     akechi mitsuhide.     (     ikemen sengoku.     )     —     i love     ?     this one man so so so so so much     ?     we’re all still waiting for his route,   but i love the glimpses of him we get in other routes.     &   the unrequited love being mitsuhide in hideyoshi’s route broke my smol heart.   /:   i   DID   shed a few tears rereading the part when masamune called him out.

3.     uesugi kenshin.     (     ikemen sengoku.     )     —     &   ANOTHER  CONTESTANT  FROM  IKESEN     !     ikesen is a really good game okay i rec it.     even the free game is really nice   &   i love it     ?     BUT  ANYWAY     !     who doesn’t love the bunny lord,   he’s a popular character,   &   rightfully so     !     his route really was well thought out,   especially the psychoanalyzing i could do with the content cybird gave us.     it was an interesting concept to explore,   even to the fact being that the problem he was facing,   he couldn’t solve immediately   &   it does take time.     BUT  I  LOVE  HIM     !

4.     date masamune.     (     ikemen sengoku.     )     —     i’ve mentioned him in mitsuhide’s section,   so i don’t understand why you’re so surprised,   but   YES     !     this tiger dad   &   man child is the   4th   on my list     !     i myself really resonated with his route,   &   i didn’t feel so conflicted with the choices i knew i had to make in it.     honestly,   his route was really well thought out with accompanying flaws they had   &   compromises they had to make for each other.     i really rec this route for anyone who wants to see two similar people with two totally conflicting ideals come together   &   make a compromise for the sake of their own bond.

5.     toyotomi hideyoshi.     (     ikemen sengoku.     )     —     OKAY  IT  LOOKS  LIKE  I’M  COMPLETELY  OBSESSED   because i am .     SDHAJSDAKDAS.     but i’m combing through all of my favorite characters   &   hideyoshi really comes to mind.     like i mentioned in mitsuhide’s section,   i played his route.     &   i loved it     ?     especially with the problems that were broguht up in the route   &   to the extent of how much nobunaga really means to him.     i love that the mc doesn’t replace the devotion hideyoshi has for nobunaga,   &   i love how important their bond is to   BOTH   of them.     &     ?     i love mama hideyoshi he’s such a worry wart     ;     he really is a likable character,   even more so when you understand why he’d been so harsh to the mc in the beginning when he was weary about her.

6.     okita souji.     (     hakuoki.     )     —     SO  SOUJI  WAS  LITERALLY  ONE  OF  MY  FIRST  OTOME  HUSBANDS     !     hakuoki   is a game with a  really well made plot   &   well made lore,   in my opinion.     i don’t have a lot to specifically say about this right now,   because that would mean spoiling parts of the game,   but i do love hakuoki.     HJSDDDASADS.     also,   the memes i find on tumblr     ?     amazing.     worth every bit of my edges.

7.     michalis.     (     shall we date: blood in roses.     ).     —     OKAY SO     !     he was the second route i played,   &   i preferred the   2nd   season to the   1st.     but all in all,   i think he is a very unexpectedly pleasant character     ?    his route is actually my favorite……     JHKADADJAK   so i mean     ?     it’s hard to really say anything without spoiling,   but he’s a character i really do love.

8.     haru akira.     (     destined to love.     ).     —     HE’S  SO…..     idk……     sensual     ?     the route is really well told romance wise,   but it did feel a little rushed at the end.     i don’t have any real complaints,   though.     i really loved his route,   even more than i love soji’s route right now.

9.     hotaka.     (     shall we date: ninja assassin.     ).     —     THIS  WAS  MY  FIRST  BABY  OF  THE  NINJA  SHALL  WE  DATE  OTOME  GAMES     !!!!!!!!     i absolutely love him   &   all the small thing she does during his route.     he’s like….a tol who you think us smol,   &   he’s always like /: stop touching mc for so long god   &   it’s cute     !     he’s my favorite of the ninja assassin game.

10.     saint germain.     (     code: realize.     ).     —     I  HAVE  SOME  DELICATE  WORDS  FOR  THIS  MAN  I  WILL  SPEAK  MY  LOVE  IN  PERFECT  FRENCH     !     no,   but  really .     i really do love him,   &   i love his character concept   &   the concepts that are weaved into his backstory.     they could really just do a book on the stuff he’s gone through.

honorable mention     :     kojuro.     (     samurai love ballad: party.     ).     —     i really do love kojuro,   &   uhhh masamune as well is an honorable mention     ?     but i’m much more attached to the characters mentioned in the list.     DSBHJKADS.     i supposed with time i will become more attached to this game     ?