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🎄Merry X-Mas & Happy Holidays☃️

Suehiro Machi | Takasaki Bosco | Hita Ship | Misumi Yoko | Shimaji | Usui Iroha | Fumino Yuki | Nagi Wataru | Sakyo Aya | Inking

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🎄Merry X-Mas & Happy Holidays☃️

Ichikawa Kei | Azuma Kaya | Yamamoto Kotetsuko | Amamiya | Aomoto Sari | Yoriko | Ichigaya Mor | Kamon Saeko | JAXX | Narashima Sachi

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🎄Merry X-Mas & Happy Holidays☃️

Yusen Atsuko | Owaru | Nagi Wataru | Ike Reibun | Shimaji | Hata Takashi | Kouki | Chishanomi

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🎄Merry X-Mas & Happy Holidays☃️

Migino Yagi | Hachisu | Hita Ship | Guilt|Pleasure | Miyata Toworu | Pesotarou | Katsuragi | Yoshidaya Roku | Shikke | Chishanomi

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🎄Merry X-Mas & Happy Holidays☃️

Takasaki Bosco | Yoshi | A1 | Zaramesame | Kasai Chiaki | Tacocasi | Kasukabe Akira | Akira Norikazu

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The producers talk about Langa’s secrets

Suzuki: Langa’s a simple guy, he’s not really the type to care about things. I think Reki is the more fashionable one.

Uryuu: He’s not the type to think about what looks good on him. And I think it’s because he has that type of indifference that he’s able to just ignore ADAM’s passionate style of approach. 

Suzuki: When everyone else around him is pulling back in shock, he just casually accepts ADAM’s flowers. It’s just his nature. He’s not one to show emotions, and the times he does show emotions are carefully calculated by Director Utsumi.

Uryuu: Also he’s a kid who eats a ton.

Suzuki: He can easily eat 10 hamburgers, and on top of that he can still eat a super poutine(a food famous in Canada). We didn’t realize when we were searching for locations to use in the show, but A&W(A fast food restaurant whose only locations in Japan are in Okinawa) actually has super poutine on the menu. Director Utsumi said “this is fate!” and got all excited.

Uryuu: There are also scenes of him cooking, so I think he’s reasonably good at housework. Though having said that, I don’t think he has much in his repertoire. I think he only started after his father passed away so he still has quite a way to go.

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Rewatching Haikyuu!!, found this, and I just had to reblog it.

A Study of Haikyuu!! Character Names

Ok guys I don’t know if a post like this has gone around, maybe it has, maybe I am saying things people already know because I’m new to this fandom, but seriously. I had noticed that Hinata’s and Kageyama’s names were particularly clever in terms of reflecting their characters so I started actually digging into what all the kanji for all the names mean and guys this is delicious. I can’t help it, I have to share.

Hinata Shouyou: Hinata’s name is way too obvious but also really cute. His last name 日向 (Hinata) literally means “to face the sun” or “to head towards the sun” which, yes. While 日向 (Hinata) is the first hit I get when I do the turn-these-kana-into-kanji thing, making me think it’s pretty common, his given name 翔陽 (Shouyou) seems to not be, which means the kanji were particularly chosen (like most of these names, honestly). 翔 (shou) means to soar, and 陽 (you) means sunshine. So Hinata’s just sunshine all over.

Kageyama Tobio: 影山 (Kageyama) literally means shadowed mountain, or dark mountain, with 影 being shadow (or silhouette) and 山 being mountain. Basically a massive presence. Meanwhile, 飛雄 (Tobio) is another completely made up name, with 飛 (tobi) meaning to fly, and 雄 (o) meaning… well, man. But it’s not your normal ‘man’ character, which is 男. The character in Tobio’s name also has the meaning of ‘hero’ behind it. Also, I think there is some of the concept of “the shade exists because of the sun,” or like, maybe that’s just me, I don’t know.

Sawamura Daichi: 澤村 (Sawamura) is, again, not unheard of as a last name. It literally means “swamp village” which comes across a little oddly to me, especially since 大地 (Daichi) means “great earth,” which fits him well, being the foundation of the team.

Sugawara Koushi: This one, like Daichi’s name, is a little more obtuse. The last name at least. 菅原 (Sugawara) breaks down to mean “sedge field.” Sedge (I had to look it up) is apparently a plant that grows in wet areas. Like…. swamps!?? I dunno, ok. But his first name 孝支 (Koushi) is once again a completely made up name. 孝 (kou) is the character for filial devotion/piety/respect, whereas 支 (shi) means to support. This kills me ok.

Azumane Asahi: I actually started this post because of Asahi and Noya in particular because THIS KILLS ME THE MOST (except for Ukai but I’ll get there) so ok. Ok. 東峰 (Azumane) breaks down into 東 (east) and 峰 (peak/summit), so we’re talking about the tip top of an eastern mountain ok. His given name, 旭, means daybreak, or the sun rising.

Nishinoya Yuu: Are you even ready for this I was not. Noya’s kanji are 西谷 (nishinoya) which lit translate to… 西 (west) 谷 (valley). Plus then we throw in his given name of 夕 (yuu) which, guys, guys, it means “evening.” They are ABSOLUTE OPPOSITES how is this not the most fucking perfect thing ughh.

Tanaka Ryuunosuke: Comparatively, Tanaka gets a pretty boring name. I mean, his last name 田中 (tanaka) (middle of the rice field) is one of the most common last names in Japan, so I guess the purpose was to try to make him an everyman, in a sense. Although he does have 龍 (ryuu), or “dragon,” in his first name, which I think feeds the character, he also has 之介 (nosuke) at the end, which is another common suffix for boys and sounds very traditional.

Tsukishima Kei: I find Tsukishima’s name actually quite interesting. I think everyone already knows about how he has 月 (tsuki) “moon” in his last name, naturally, making him Hinata’s opposite. 島 (shima), just to be thorough, means “island.” Meanwhile, what I find interesting is that his first name, 蛍 (kei), is the character for fireflies. I think that suits his personality to a T—lights on, lights off. 

Yamaguchi Tadashi: Yamaguchi also has a super common last name: 山口 (yamaguchi) literally means the entrance to the mountain. More importantly, his first name, 忠 (tadashi), is the character for loyalty and devotion.

I’m gonna skip a few here because I could do everybody’s names but there are like a million characters, so I’m just gonna make sure to also do…

Shimizu Kiyoko: 清水 (shimizu) is an interesting last name because there’s a temple in Kyoto by the name of 清水寺, though it’s pronounced Kiyomizudera. What probably isn’t surprising is that 清 (shi) means “purity,” and 水 (mizu) means water. Her given name completely echoes the intent of her last name, with 潔 (kiyo) meaning “undefiled/pure/clean”, and 子 (ko) meaning “girl/child.” “ko” is also an incredibly traditional sounding piece of girls’ names.

Yachi Hitoka: 谷地 (yachi) are both kanji that have come up in other names; Daichi’s and Noya’s, actually. Once again, 谷 (ya) is valley, and 地 (chi) is earth. Meanwhile, 仁 (hito) means “benevolence/humanity/virtue”, while 花 (ka) means “flower”.

Ok last but not least this really kills me it’s so blatant

Ukai Keishin: Totally 100% made up name here. 烏養 (ukai) breaks down into 烏 (u) which means crow and 養 (I assume this is ‘kai’ but tbh it doesn’t look like that’s a normal reading) which means to “bring up/foster/nurture.” So his last name means to be a father figure to crows. Then his first name 繋心 (keishin) breaks down to 繋 (kei) “to fasten/tie” and 心 (shin) “heart/mind/soul” so this guy’s name QUITE LITERALLY means that he brings the spirits of his little baby crows together. I MEAN.

And obligatory statement: take this all with a grain of salt, I know Japanese well enough that I can say this is close to being accurate but I can still make mistakes, and I welcome any comments or corrections or thoughts!

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I went from chaotic evil to neutral evil then to true neutral 😂

alignment chart: bookmark edition. tag yourself i’m scrap paper

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ENG : Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-

Swords (Touken Danshi) training simulation game is coming to English version

Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-

on Johren (Browser Games) Language: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese Website: https://touken.games.dmm.com/en Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOUKEN_STAFF_EN Facebook https://www.facebook.com/johrenen

Pre-register: https://www.johren.net/games/tohken-en

*not otome romance, This game is JRPG

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Blanc Chapter 11 + Epilogue English Translation

So, this is it… Thank you for everyone’s patience. My gift to you this year. :) The usual disclaimers: Neither my scans nor translations are perfect, this is just something I do for fun! I had one of my native friends help me this time, and even some of the translations she wasn’t quite certain on, but overall I think it’s fairly accurate this time.

Feel free to do what you’d like with these images! Please enjoy this final installment of Blanc.

<< Chapter 10

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SASAKI AND MIYANO IS GETTING AN ANIME. JUST ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW CHAPTER. I AM ABSOLUTELY FUCKING OVER THE MOON.

(and also spread the good word that this is just a straight-up romance between two boys, not a BL series; the great thing about SasaMyaa is that it’s just the story of two boys falling in love with each other, explicitly said to be a ‘Boys Life story with absolutely no BL included’, so that you read it as just a romance between two people falling for each other and starting a relationship without any of the tropes and baggage that come with certain genres)

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Blanc Epilogue [SPOILERS obviously]

The quality is absolute crap on these photos bc I took them with my phone… but here’s the epilogue to Blanc for those who don’t want to wait!

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Don’t worry Dianxia. I will catch you no matter how many times you fall, just like how you caught me.

I have never been this happy in my life.

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Writing reviews in Japanese

I was writing a review for one of the manga I bought today and I was thinking about how you guys might also want to write reviews for the manga you’ve bought and read. If you read any of the manga that I’ve scanlated and decide you want to write a review for it on the site you bought it from, please write it in Japanese instead of English! I’ve written a small guide with some helpful phrases, and if there’s anything else you want to have added to this list you can message me.

最高です！- It’s the best! かわいいです！It’s so cute!  可愛すぎです！/ 可愛すぎます！ It’s extremely cute! エロいです！It’s so erotic (/sexy/smutty)! エロすぎて好き！I like how erotic it is! 好きすぎる！I like it a lot! めっちゃ好きです！I really like it! めちゃくちゃ好きです！I really really like it! キュンキュンする漫画です！It’s a manga that makes your heart flutter! ふわふわです！ It’s so fluffy! 買ってよかった！I’m glad I bought it! 買ってよかったです！I’m glad I bought it! 絵もストーリーもよかったです。The story and drawings are nice. おすすめです！I recommend it! 絵が綺麗です！The drawings are pretty! 攻めもイケメンです！The seme is also really good-looking! (lit: the seme is also an ikemen!) めっちゃ面白い！It’s really interesting/funny! よかったです！It was good! 受けもかわいいです！The uke is also really cute! 攻めも受けもイケメンです！The seme and uke are both really good-looking! (lit: the seme and uke are both ikemen!) 一番好きな作品です！It’s my favorite manga of all time!

You can mix and match the sentences to write up a review.

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8. Guang Xiang - Here U Are by Djun (thanks @sgt-farnese)

9. If You Hate Me So - Love Is An Illusion by Fargo

Looks like this trend also happen in manhua and manhwa. Though I’m not sure if Fargo’s LIAI also count as a spin-off since it set in a different universe.

Side Couple Trend?

I've been thinking about this from quite long ago, but in many BL manga series, it seems the side couple tend to be more popular than the main couple. Many of their spin-off story are often more interesting, longer than the main couple story they're adapted from, or got more satisfying ending. Not that I complain, just wonder why and if this is some kind of trend or something. Famous examples I know are:

Kashikomarimashita, Destiny - Kashikomarimashita, Destiny: Answer by Sachimo

Pendulum: Kemonohito Omegaverse - Remnant: Kemonohito Omegaverse by Hasumi Hana

Abarenbo Honey - Kakurenbo Honey by Tobidase Kevin

Secret XXX - Therapy Game by Hinohara Meguru

Change World - Love Nest by Minaduki Yuu

Akai Ito no Shikkou Yuuyo - Kanawanu Koi no Musubikata by Yoshio Akira

Kurui Naku no wa Boku no Ban - Kurui Naku no wa Boku no Ban ；β by Kusabi Keri