薔薇と桜

using the sweet velvety whispers of the sakamaki brothers to study japanese. what can go wrong?

[abbyartfull]

Diabolik Lovers, my guilty pleasure (I'm yuis biggest fan/defender)

[bara-to-sakura]

rant about diabolik lovers lore...

sometimes i just can't help but think about how much potential there is in the lore and narrative in diabolik lovers (hdb in particular).

the themes and character dynamics that are present in the story are so incredibly interesting but do not really get fleshed out in a way that does them justice.

cordelia's possession of yui is such a thought-provoking aspect of the story for me. yui is an orphaned japanese catholic girl who was quite literally raised by a priest, the only father figure she had. she is then sent to this mansion filled with vampires and begins to question her faith little by little as she feels abandoned. and at some point in the story she is possessed by a coniving and lustful vampiress who quite literally embodies everything she was taught was sinful or evil. oh, and yui has no bodily autonomy and is able to have inner dialogue within her own mind with the woman possessing her. terrifying.

call me biased, but i think reiji's hdb route in particular has the added components of cordelia playing a larger role due to the early awakening in his route, as well as the parallels between reiji and shuu, and richter and karlheinz, and how cordelia tries to replicate the same seperation. it also means that cordelia is flirting with her stepson through yui's possessed body, which adds to the grotesque gothic literature vibe of it all. it has been awhile since i have played the other routes in hdb but i know that their routes have compelling themes too.

i just wish that the story was novelised in such a way that all of these themes could be explored, in some kind of gothic family saga that could even give insights into the lore of each of the mothers (which i desperately crave).

maybe this is all coming from me getting into ethel cain's music and starting to get back into reading again (i.e., asoiaf, wuthering heights, picnic at hanging rock, etc.)... i was also obsessed with nosferatu when it first came out (dracula is my favourite novel...)

[pheebs2o17]

Diabolik Lovers AU- Yui escapes the manor and the brothers after season 2 and becomes a Vampire Hunter for a newly reformed Church 👀

a video on YT reminded me that this game exists.

[winnterreise]

get along get along

[bara-to-sakura]

a diabolik lovers ORCHESTRA CONCERT!!?! are you KIDDING me?

ahhhh the temptation to go to japan just for this is just 😖😖

[winnterreise]

[bara-to-sakura]

my special edition from playasia arrived today!!

so excited 🖤

[diabolikpersonals]

link to the tweet

you can get the sakamakis with their moms?! sakamother merch for the first time????

[bara-to-sakura]

i’m feeling my eyes well up omllll how cute!!

[bara-to-sakura]

i did a refresh of my steam deck customisation recently!

before i dive in face first into attempting to make a dialovers boot animation with near zero video editing skills, does anyone have those skills? 🥀

[paintchuu]

this feels like an appropriate 1st post . mukami bros road trip gone wrong

(ty to bleumoonrise on twt for the idea LMAO)

[madamesungalaxathesecond]

✮Reiji’s HDB Plot:

Cordelia and Reiji’s stans be like…

Anyways, here the References~👄

Thank U Cordelia, Thanks to you we have juicy conflicts and Telenovela drama ✮

(I always like to draw her some type of Black Claws <3 )

[bara-to-sakura]

this is part of the reason i love his route so much. the insults have me gagged most of the time, especially when i’m understanding them in japanese!

[bara-to-sakura]

Dropped in to say that the doc is amazing. Good luck with the remaining routes!

aww thank you so much! it has certainly grown larger this year. I am going to take a break for a bit tho and focus on my other languages/hobbies (i.e., maltese and a crochet blanket i am half way through). i think that imight do shuu's route next...

— asarys 🥀

[bara-to-sakura]

finished vocabmining reiji’s route

finally! and with all of his keigo usage and wide vocabulary it’s the longest one i’ve done. but it was definitely good practice 🙂‍↕️

the doc is live if you were crazy enough to want to learn the vocab like me

— asarys 🥀

[bunkgoboingo]

Since you wanted to try drawing requests maybe the Sakamaki brothers acting like they are actually brothers 🙆‍♂️

Don't really know how to explain, maybe them having a (kind of) good time being together.

YESSSS MY FAVOURITE

I love when the sakamaki brothers love each other

[rotingdoll]

We’ve got a date march 26th!!!!!!!! don’t talk to me on that day I’m busy

[bara-to-sakura]

i know it realistically hasn’t been that long since the new switch port was announced but WHERE IS IT? gimme that preorder link NAU

[bara-to-sakura]

is it just me, or does it slip your mind that the sakamaki’s are all vampire princes technically? i feel like in some ways it’s really not emphasised all that often (mind you i’ve only played hdb), especially coming from a huge asoiaf nerd. comparatively i feel like the boys are honestly kinda chill about the fact that they are princelings to the all powerful vampire king.