#tamao kurabe

[grraveryl]

Vanilla, Magazine for Dreamy Girls | Illustrations by Emika Kida

[chicenpox]

Sketchdump :)) just some girls

[staronastaff]

13sar majors

[paras7i]

I think I drew this sometime last year while I was planning my Year One zine piece

[riinoaheartilly]

Time to wake up.

[inafieldofwhitelilies]

My piece for Year One Anthology is up! I drew a 2 page comic about Hijiyama & Okino's relation (+Tamao!) after the events of #13sar, with "Loves me, loves me not" game as a theme.

Hope you like the anthology works! They're as lovely as the people who made them 

[1-of-the-other-1s]

Continuing the series of 13 Sentinels characters as iconic Sci-Fi characters, it's Tamao as the Major from Ghost in the Shell!

The costume is based on one of the later animes, I believe. I only saw Stand Alone Complex but that outfit is... not my favorite.

[13-sentinels-goofyness]

Tamao: Here, Yuki-chan, we made you a cake as a peace offering!

Yuki: Thanks, you two, that’s-

Yuki: … Wait. Why are you giving me a peace offering?

Shu: … We’d hate to ruin the surprise.

[yakushijifancam]

Ignore that they tried to kill each other 🫶

[honekujiras]

Summary:

"Yes, righteousness." Tamao tapped Megumi's nose playfully, causing her to giggle. "Because everyone wants to be a good person."

Megumi nodded. "But some people aren't so good, right?" she said, eyes still so wide that they could have reflected the full moon, if the two of them had been stargazing from an Earth not yet ruined by the nanomachine infection.

"...I suppose not," murmured Tamao.

In which Tamao Kurabe tells the stories of humanity's last survivors—both the good and the bad.

wake up babe it’s time for your quarterly dose of 2188 theorizing. wrote this for yuletide :D

read on AO3 or check out the excerpt below!

"And there," Tamao said, one callused finger pointed at a cluster of stars smeared across the ink-black canvas of space, "is the constellation Virgo. Do you recall who she is, Megumi-chan?"

Megumi stared up at Tamao's kindly smile with round eyes. The two of them were seated before one of the satellite's ample portholes, provided a beautiful if not limited view of the expansive abyss beyond the glass. Reluctantly, Megumi shook her head.

"Ah, you shouldn't be so forgetful," Tamao chided, though it was without any real malice. "In any case, Virgo is said to be holding the scales of justice in her hand—do you see? There. Over two thousand years ago, the Romans called her Iustitia, the virtue of righteousness they held so dear."

"Righ… chuhsense?"

"Yes, righteousness." Tamao tapped Megumi's nose playfully, causing her to giggle. "Because everyone wants to be a good person, no?"

Megumi nodded. "But some people aren't so good, right?" she said, eyes still so wide that they could have reflected the full moon, if the two of them had been stargazing from an Earth not yet ruined by the nanomachine infection.

"I suppose not," murmured Tamao.

It was then that a set of familiar footsteps began to echo down the corridor. After a few seconds, Izumi appeared in the doorway. Exhaustion was etched into his features as ever, from the shadows that lingered beneath his eyes to the discontent twist to his mouth, but he managed a smile at the sight of Megumi sitting in Tamao's lap, cheek pressed against the porthole glass.

"Thanks for taking care of her, Professor Kurabe," said Izumi. "I apologize again for taking you away from your work."

Tamao waved dismissively. "Okino-san is more than capable enough on his own. Besides, I was the one who volunteered in the first place."

"Fair enough," Izumi said with an amused dip of his head.

Tamao remembered that day vividly. When Megumi had arrived on the satellite, separated from her father and brought among the fourteen other representatives of mankind, she had had more than a little difficulty falling asleep. Izumi had darted through the hallways in search of someone capable of caring for a small child. Ida, Sekigahara, Gouto, Ogata—well over half of his colleagues were out of the question already, on account of their… unique personalities. Takamiya was an obvious candidate, if she had free time outside of working on the probes; or maybe Kisaragi, if keeping the others from murdering each other could translate into babysitting; or—

"Is everything alright, Izumi-san?"

Tamao had peered out from her room, marveling at the sight before her: a grizzled army major cradling a wailing child in his arms, more frantic trying to calm her down than he ever seemed piloting a fleet of drones with enough firepower to decimate a small country.

"Not quite," Izumi had replied, as little Megumi hammered her fists against his shoulder. "Sorry to disturb you at this hour, Professor, but—relax, would you?—do you have any advice for dealing with this… problem?"

Tamao had laughed. "Allow me," she said, scopping Megumi out of Izumi's arms and setting her down on one of the armchairs in her room. Megumi paused for a brief, hopeful moment, during which Tamao took the opportunity to sing:

"I dreamt that, on a beach swept by sea-blue wind…    The two of us together laughed barefoot…"

Megumi had quieted, listening to Tamao's song—and then, gradually, she began to doze off, her chest rising and falling with the steady rhythm of slumber. The two adults watched for a few seconds, not daring to even breathe for fear of waking her once more, before at last Izumi let out a sigh of relief.

Since then, it had become a routine. Whenever Megumi was having trouble sleeping—or when she simply needed someone to watch over her—Izumi brought her to Tamao. Tamao would then sing her a song or tell her a story: anything to keep a ten-year old child occupied in the absolute isolation of outer space.

Neither Izumi nor Tamao gave voice to that implicit truth: that Megumi would be ten forever, that the world would end before she ever had the chance to grow up.

"Oji-san!" Megumi chirped, breaking Tamao out of her reminiscence. "Did you know that the stars have names? Like Virgo, or Cassi—Kia—"

"Cassiopeia," Tamao supplied, and Megumi nodded eagerly. "Megumi-chan has been particularly interested in astronomy as of late," she explained to Izumi. "She's grown accustomed to living on a satellite rather quickly."

"Kids adapt fast," agreed Izumi. "Speaking of: did you ever have kids of your own, Professor? You've gotten Megumi to take quite a shine to you, which is why I was curious if you had any experience with 'em."

Tamao shook her head. "I did want children, once upon a time, but I was always so busy with my research that I never had the chance. Megumi-chan is a sweetheart, though," she added. "Reminds me of myself when I was younger."

Izumi chuckled. "You must have been quite the riot, if you were half as chaotic as this scamp," he said, ruffling Megumi's hair.

"I'm not cha… otic! Whatever that means!"

"I agree. She's always well-behaved whenever I watch over her, Izumi-san."  Perhaps  because  of our similarities, Tamao thought, remembering her long-past days of being ten and sticking paint-coated palms to every surface of her parents' apartment.

"Agh, don't encourage her," Izumi muttered. Megumi stuck her tongue out at him. "Anyway, I gotta run, but you take care, Professor."

"Goodbye!" Megumi added, one hand waving cheerfully while the other clung to Izumi's wrist.

Tamao raised her hand in her own farewell, knowing that it would not be the final time she was tasked with caring for Megumi.

It would, however, be  one of the last.

[regallibellbright]

@thesternest

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim continues!

Current progress:

Juro Kurabe: Complete through “Juro Izumi”

Iori Fuyusaka: Complete through “Iori Who Leapt Through Time”

Ei Sekigahara: Complete through “Love and Friendship”

Keitaro Miura: Complete through “Where Do We Come From?”

Megumi Yakushiji: Complete through “I’m a Liar”

Natsuno Minami: Complete through “Mistaken Identity”

Nenji Ogata: Complete through “Control”

Renya Gouto: Prologue complete; Locked

Ryoko Shinonome: Completed “My Sentinel 14”, “Don’t Trust Morimura”, and “Who is 426?” but not “The Vanished Hero”

Shu Amiguchi: Missing “Around the World at 30 KM” but have “Those of Us in a Dream,” “Mind and Body,” and “A Specter Reborn.” Pretty sure he’s locked

Takatoshi Hijiyama: Complete through “Yakisoba Pan Angel”; Locked

Tomi Kisaragi: Complete through “The Battle of 2025”, I believe

Yuki Takamiya: Complete through The Pilot’s Mark

Destruction’s at Area 2, Wave Three or so.

Overall, enjoying it but my brain keeps melting every time I think I’m getting a clear sense of what this plot is. On the other hand, I did call two small twists (Erika Aiba is an android and mistaken for Tamao Kurabe; Megumi’s shooting people with nanomachines).

Now I need a break for farming.

[stormsbourne]

some spoiler thoughts about 13sentinels btw. not done with the plot obviously but this has stuff from megumi, juro, shu, tomi, yuki. mostly thoughts about 426 and ida and some thoughts about ANOTHER PERSON based on how far I am into gouto plot (roughly halfway)

and I love morimura actually she's fascinating. talk about an exploration of how different circumstances make you a different person. I'm not far enough into gouto storyline to know 2188 morimura's goals but they sure don't seem aligned with izumi and considering how he leaves off with megumi and juro, it definitely seems he's the side we should really be on even if he did shoot a bunch of people (albeit apparently he didn't actually kill them? was he attempting to modify the code in a previous loop?) anyway the various levels of motivations each version of morimura has are bonkers and fun

I actually love that ida (and possibly 2188 morimura) are the real motherfuckers of this game and 426/izumi, while depicted as evil by everyone else and actually acting pretty sinister when you first see him in the plot, is just doing his best to stop the damn loops the only way he can figure out lol. I would say it's not hard to guess that ida is a motherfucker early on, especially since ryoko plot basically opens on "maybe we shouldn't trust that guy." but izumi seems extremely sinister at first, not just in the way ida and co talk about him but also in how shiba and fluffy both come off once the curtain pulls back a hair. how you start to suspect that "that one video" is going to be super bad news for juro. how the android plot gets scary fast even as izumi is smilingly like I LOVE MYSTERY NOVELS, ME, ERIKA AIBA. THAT'S ME! makes you wonder if that loop's izumi was as much of a nerd as kurabe at some point before he became a terrorist. but it turns out he's just got to get this done the only way he knows how and since he is a vigilante, he's used to working behind the scenes and hiding his motive, and also he doesn't have a body and ALSO understanding what he's doing requires knowledge that's being deliberately obscured so why explain himself when there's no time

I'm not super into most of the ships though. they just don't do much for me, aside from okino and hijiyama which are great frankly.

editing to add one last note: who's the 15th????? we've got the 13 pilots and okino. logically morimura doesn't count as another person. seems doubtful that it's tamao or she would be a clone, not an android? but I guess it's possible. what I'm actually saying is that miwako should be #15

[staronastaff]

My take on 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim characters as lyrics from Every European Dance Song from the 1990's

[paras7i]

Fellas I drew for the Year One zine :^)

Leftovers are still on sale!

[riinoaheartilly]

Ei, Keitaro and Tamao for the AU!

[semi-imaginary-place]

current loop Izumi Juro -> Kurabe Juro

2 loops ago Izumi Juro -> 426 -> Kisaragi android -> Tamao andoid -> Kyuta Shiba + Fluffy

2188 original Izumi Juro

what's so confusing /s