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STRANGER THINGS BINGO

S5 VOL 1 SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!

I was gonna do bingo before vol 1 came out but i forgot to finish it :( it had kali's comeback and will' powers on it. so, i decided to delete it and begin a vol 2 and finale bingo instead. it was kinda difficult to know what to put in bc the above kali and will things i mentioned were the things i most believed would happen and the reason i did bingo in the first place. oh well. lets see how good my psychic skills are.

[upsidedowncastle]

dungeon master is in agony the players won according to his plan

gift for @justqueerstuffisback for the @bylergiftexchange !

I am sorry I didn't manage to finish your gift in time, I hope you like it nonetheless!

[justqueerstuffisback]

PHENOMENAL GIFT!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! ABSOLUTELY FIRE ♡⸜(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)⸝♡

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🎃Spooky Season at Last Defense Academy🦇

One fateful night, while Takumi is doing some... research (falling asleep) at the library, a sudden thud echoes through the room. Startled awake, the red-haired boy glances at the source of the noise: a book that has fallen open. As he picks it up to put it back on the shelf, the words on the open page catch his eye. It mentions something called "Halloween"? Curious, he reads farther and discovers that it was a celebration done by humans long ago. After learning what the customs of the festival entails, Takumi has an idea. They could celebrate Halloween, here at the school! Even though the book said it was to be done on a specific day, he didn't care. It was just what he and his friends needed in order to keep morale up. Gathering all the students, he tells them his idea, and they all seem pretty excited. They can't do much except for food and flimsy costumes but it's still fun. And so, they all prepare for the party occurring the night after.

First, introducing the self-proclaimed hosts of the event!

Now, one by one, all the students gather. Except for one, that is. But he still manages to sneak a peek despite the fact that he's supposed to be in his cage.

and last but not least... the ones with the most effort put into it and definitely not because of favoritism (it is)...

And so, there was an extravagant party filled with jubilant faces all around. This did not mean that their worries were lifted. But for one simple night, they could forget about what they had done, what they had to do, and just enjoy the time they were given.

[yurithraa]

is ts tuff

[randomsufff]

OLD MAN YOAI REAL

Anyways- I thought I’d the “unstoppable force vs immovable object” punchline first and somehow that devolved into making a 6 page setup comic while also lowkey making a whole ass fic idea where this situation can happen.

Btw this is based on, mainly, two fics (though there are a couple about there that do this concept) so if the premise seems familiar- it’s prolly cause I mix and jumbled those ideas and made my own version of the concept to daydream about lol. The bigger inspiration one is The Great Partners’ Great Love Revealed by skyedancer_rae (a little nod to that fic is why Yujin is holding a plant and helping Iris in the first place). The other one is Partners by MHCalista (lowkey where the Kazuma “did you fuck my dad” line came from on top of art/posts having Susato say it). Both are great- and if you like this concept I highly recommend both of them

This took me so goddamn long to do- I sketched the idea like a week before Homumiko week, 4 MONTHS AGO.

Little doodles on moments in this hypothetical fic that I’ll never write, plus a mini comic on how I think the whole ordeal would have started under the cut. (it’s a little suggestive? But nothing explicit). I’m also writing my fic idea because why the fuck not- I spent so long thinking about this…

SO FIC IDEA HERE WE GO- the divergence would start with Naruhodo saying he actually wants to stay in England longer- citing he doesn’t feel like he’s knowledgeable/ has enough experience as a lawyer rn (I mean he’s been doing it for a little over a year and Mikotoba wants him to basically spearhead the reformation of Japans legal system???? Uhhhh yeah imma need a few more years).

In my head- he announces this to the Baker fam at the dinner instead of privately with Mikotoba since it’s nice news everyone would prolly like to hear. Funny moment where both Susato and Mikotoba are shocked af cause they thought he was gonna go back, with Mikotoba being like “damn can I get a refund on those two ship tickets…”

Mikotoba at first still plans to return to Japan, alone, but convincing from everyone + Sholmes looking at him all sad and yearingly get him to stay for a couple of months, as he deals with Jigoku and all the fallout from Case 5, from England instead of Japan (cause bros the like advisor to Forgin Affairs or smth???). Main reasons why he’s staying is to stay with Susato (ofc she’s staying if Naruhodo is) since she’s been gone for a year and he dosent want to leave her like he did the first 6 yrs of her life, and of course to spend more time with Sholmes ( who he’s was in a long distance relationship with at this point)

Mikotoba questions where he’ll stay, while Sholmes said they can share a room. Slight side eye from everyone but Sholmes logics that renting or continuing to live at a hotel is not financially sustainable, the girls need their own room, and he and Mikotoba have roomed together many times on cases before so it’s better then either of them sharing with Ryu. Great- no one really cares and life goes on.

Where this comic sort of starts off is a couple of nights after they all decided to stay- Mikotobas like “we should prolly tell our daughters (and I guess Ryu cause he’s like their pseudo-brother???) about our relationship- it’d be kinda weird not to since we’re all living together and they deserve to know” and Sholmes is like “yeah, for sure” BUT- 1900s homophobia exists, so even though both of them are 99% sure they didn’t raise their daughters to be like that- there’s still that 1% yk? So Sholmes, being a troll, goes “what if we see how their deductive skill are coming along and see if they can deduce it themselves” and Mikotoba kinda eye rolls but eventually agrees under the condition that they tell them after a week cause he really dosent think this is something to keep secret of from their daughters- and is worried they’ll be mad for not telling them if they found out much later down the line.

Worry not, Mikotoba cause that’s exactly what they do. You know how if you’re around a person or you’re group of friends you REALLY like and vibe with- you just become more energetic? Like that feeling of being a little more extra, a little more loud when hanging with people you really have fun with? I’m thinking that’s what’s going on with Sholmes having Mikotoba around after so long of not seeing him, and of course Iris pick up on that fact. The same thing happens with Mikotoba, just on a slightly lower scale. Idk I wanted the first tell to be something not glaringly obvious. The comic basically explains what happens next.

(Ps- the story Mikotoba is telling Iris is basically his version of the Three Garridebs- where he/ “Watson” got shot and Sholmes went apeshit)

I think after they gather at Baker Street, Susato and Iris do a Dance of Deduction after Sholmes demands proof of their claim that he and Mikotoba are “totally in love”.

(Also yes Kazuma is doing a 1900’ version of that “DID YOU FUCK MY DAD?” from Its Always Sunny.)

Great going -you reach the end of this mess of a post

[justqueerstuffisback]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

my gift for @yumplumdimsum i hope its up to ur standards!!

Thanks to the wonderful @bylergiftexchange for organising this!!

[justqueerstuffisback]

P3 DOODLES!!!

the doomed yuri & yaoi gang

looks wrong without his bright ass yellow scarf :( the moon god needs his scarf

wheres her big red bow. anti shadow weapon go brrrr

femc looks adorable!! (idk much abt her sadly :[)

my fav doodle out of these four. his hair and the look in his eyes fascinate me :0

[morganmnemonic]

rewatching World Trigger. I forgot how gay it was. Osamu straight up says "hey Yuma. I know that we've only known you for like five days, but I can't help but notice that you aren't doing anything with your life right now. Mind if I borrow it for a bit?"

And then Yuma responds with "while its true that we've only know each other for like five days, your kind yet stubborn nature has compelled me. Sure. Why not? From this moment on my life is yours to do whatever you want with. One condition, though. You have to be my boss" and then throughout the story he occasionally makes these little remarks like "I'd do anything my captain (osamu) asked me to."

Like bro what? I really don't think that Osamu fully realizes the weight of the loyalty he somehow managed to earn from Yuma. I don't think he could realize it. From his perspective he cringefailed his way into b rank while Yuma did all the work. "And now Yuma would kill or die for me" is just not a conclusion that would ever occur to Osamu based on the avaliable evidence.

And like, what's going on here from Yuma's perspective? I get that he was a man on the brink when the story started, pursuing a sincerely suicidal plan, and then said plan failed and he was left with absolutely nothing, but I still feel like there has to be more going on here. He decided that he would follow Osamu through hell and back the very same minute that Osamu asked anything of him at all.

It's like, combat is all Yuma has ever known. He doesn't see any future for himself at all, but he especially can't imagine a peaceful one. But he's not a bad kid. He doesn't go out of his way to hurt people. Osamu has proven to be a pretty decent person, willing to sacrifice himself to save the lives of relative strangers. Maybe, the way Yuma sees it, yeah he's a weapon, but if he follows Osamu at least he'll be a weapon pointed in the right direction. He'll fight because it's all he knows how to do, but osamu would only ever ask him to fight for worthy causes. Y'know?

Anyway. The point is that Yuma accepted helping Osamu as his new purpose in life after knowing him for less than a week, and that's A Lot, no matter how you look at it.

[choberr]

SIT DOWN I'm gonna talk about how Osamu and Yuma are desgined to be polar opposites and how they end up complimenting each other

Let's start with the most obvious one:

Osamu is a human while Yuma is a Neighbor. They were raised in different enviroments; one in a single big planet where peace is the norm, the other in a harsh world consisting of multiple planet-nations where constant war wages. Yuma grew up traveling all around the Neighborhood, Osamu probably hasn't even gone abroad yet.

Now, their appearances. ABSOLUTE OPPOSITES.

Osamu has black hair while Yuma has white hair. Osamu has green eyes while Yuma has red eyes, which are placed on the OPPOSITE sections of the color wheel!!

Osamu's also tall compared to Yuma. Yuma is actually short compared to pretty much everyone other than Chika and Yotaro, but still. Short.

Also the C-Rank trainee uniforms they wear. Osamu wears the classic, white-orange male trainee uniform. Yuma on the other hand wears the old black-blue agent uniform. GUESS WHERE ORANGE AND BLUE ARE PLACED IN THE WHEEL

And extra detail but Osamu's eyesight is bad (glasses) while Yuma's eyes are fine

Trion, battle experience and fighting styles

Before diving into the longer text, let's point out the obvious again. Yuma is an Attacker, Osamu is a Shooter. Melee and ranged, mobile and stationary.

Needless to say, Yuma has YEARS of battle experience. He's practically a war veteran at this point. He can take on both trion soldiers and regular trigger users easily. As a cherry on top, he has a black trigger with quite the broken ability. His trion amount digit is 7 which places him to the high points of the "average amount" scale.

Being the first ace of Tamakoma-2, he's expected to be active in the front lines of Rank Wars. He relies on speed and agility when fighting, making him an unpredictable opponent that can pop out of anywhere if you're not careful enough. Grasshopper and Scorpion compliments his style this way (Spider too but we'll get to that later)

Osamu on the other hand has been a normal trigger user for less than a year, and in most of that time he had been trying to figure out what the hell to do since he is neither fast nor strong (both physically and trion-wise (a mere 2!!)). Most of his progression happened during the last four months, when he met Yuma and they both joined Tamakoma. Now he can defeat trion soldiers that come in a single batch, and even rock up a few human agent kills.

Contrary to Yuma, Osamu is more of a support unit. Ever since R5 he's been working from the sidelines, providing assistance when necessary. Out of the field, he's the strategist that comes up with the team's next tactics and gives commands according to those tactis once on the field. He mainly uses Raygust and Spider—a heavy blade and wires. This consequently makes his fighting style a much more slow and calculated one compared to Yuma's.

Their personalities

This is a trickier part for me as I suck at writing personality analyses, so I'll let Ashihara do the initial talking and go from there:

"Yūma and Osamu's difference is that Osamu is a child that endures quite a lot. Even if he's bullied, he thinks it's better to endure it. But Yūma is a child who came from somewhere completely different, he's a child who pays back anything done to him.

A character who thinks, if he doesn't pay them back for what's done to him, he'll be pushed all the way to the bottom. Because that's the kind of life he'd lead… so I think that is where the biggest gap between these characters is."

(Source: Question 6 from BBF, page 329)

Circling back to the very first point of this text; Osamu is from our world, Yuma is from the Neighborhood. Everything is different in these two places, from the culture to the enviroment, the laws and rules, and especially the people themselves. All these differences shaped up their personalities in the long run. Yuma had to toughen up and take on the people who disrespected him head-on, because if he didn’t, he'd be shunned and pushed to the bottom, labeled as someone "weak". Osamu doesn’t have this problem, as Earth is more "forgiving" when it comes to stuff like these. (big doubt honestly but it is said that Japan in World Trigger is more peaceful and lax than the Neighborhood so enh) Because of this, he thinks that it's the best to endure the bullying and the disrespect.

Speaking of, Osamu is incredibly oblivious at the disrespect thrown at him. That was proven when the Midorikawa chapter came up—"He doesn’t even realize what's going on," as Yuma said. I'm thinking it's got something to do with self-esteem or lack of confidence, which is another difference with Yuma who literally oozes with confidence as a veteran who fought on the battlefield for years. Quick to catch the shade and hostility that is thrown at any direction, most likely a skill he got from growing up in the Neighborhood. And when he catches on them, he starts "biting" the people involved—breaking the bully's foot, beating up people in some alleyway, that one rooftop stomp from chapter 3, the 8-2 Midorikawa match do I need to go on

Aside from the enviromental developments, there are also their other personality aspects. Yuma is more expressive and talkative. You leave him somewhere and he comes back with at least two new people befriended. If he doesn’t understand something he comes up and asks right away. Like I said before, he's confident about himself. He's generally someone who's easy to approach.

Osamu is more quiet and reserved. Usually keeps things to himself. He's also, as the lack of a better word, a nervous wreck. It seemed like he had little to no friends at school before Yuma came along and even now he doesn’t have too much of them in Border either (his connections don’t count that's literally just him networking). You can't really read him and tell what he's thinking about at a given moment because most of the time he has that nervous face, or if he's really focused, a blank face, plastered on. Has the guy ever smiled wide in the series?? The only one I remember is when Reiji told him to protect Chika with his life which... doesn’t really paint a nice picture 😬

Do you know about the different first person pronouns in Japanese that usually indicate how a person is like? There are a huge amount of them, but Osamu and Yuma use "boku" and "ore" respectively. "Boku" is a more humble pronoun that is used usually by men. It's in the middle of being casual and formal. It can also give a "mama's boy" or "teacher's pet" vibe to the person. "Ore" is casual, almost exclusively used by men. Depending on the person and tone it is spoken it can either give a "familiar, easy to approach person" vibe or a "rude man who shows off his masculinity" vibe. I'm sure you can tell which one of these refer to Yuma.

Going forward from a previous point, Osamu is someone that wants to unconditionally help everyone he comes across, not even caring his own life at times. Yuma calls him a "daredevil" because of it, as he tends to judge the situation, the people and his abilities first, take action second. As a result of this, Osamu's behavior remains alien to Yuma.

How they compliment each other

With Osamu's speciality at strategies and Yuma's ability to execute the more demanding portions of the plans, the two has always been a dangerous fighting duo. When Spider was added into the arsenal, the risk they posed increased tenfold because Yuma turned out to be incredibly skilled at hopping between the wires, making him an unpredictible opponent and Osamu evovled into a wandering support unit that places wires all around and hides, usually only showing himself when his assitance is needed. Yuitsuka, the operator of Katagiri Squad, even tells the others that the two defeated Ninomiya in R8 and are probably stronger than her own teammates (I can only assume that the "vanguard duo" refers to Osamu & Yuma)

Outside the battlefield, it feels like they have always been together from all the way back in chapter 1. Osamu tries to help his new, weird classmate adjust to Japan and it's enviroment while Yuma makes sure that his new, weird acquantiance doesn't die because of his idiocity. They learn more about each other during this time and start growing closer.

Chapter 21 is an important one for their relationship because of this. Yuma has seen enough of Osamu to reach to a conclusion about Osamu's personality by this point—an honest person that will throw himself at danger if he thinks it can help anyone in the slightest. He says later on that this behavior reminds him of his late father. Osamu on the other hand learns from Replica that Yuma is practically living on life support, that he doesn't have much time yet. (this is another difference if you squint. Yuma is actively dying while Osamu's health seems to be fine) He also finds out that Yuma, who now knows that he cannot reverse his father from the black trigger state, has no reason to live and will return to the Neighborhood to follow what can only be called a suicide mission. So he takes action.

They talk about Chika wanting to join Border to rescue his brother and childhood friend and Osamu asks Yuma if he wants to join them. When Yuma reminds him that he doesn't have anything else to do on Earth, Osamu pushes further. Then, Yuma asks that last question: "Why do you risk your life to help other people?"

I think it's Osamu's answer that finally convinces him to stay: "If I ran away from what I think I should do, even once, then I'd end up running away right when it matters the most. I know the kind of person I am."

I've seen a post on here saying that Yuma sees himself as a weapon, but he also thinks that he'd be a weapon used for worthy causes if he follows Osamu, since he's proven himself to be a good person, which is why he joins Osamu and Chika to form Tamakoma-2, and I think so too. (props to OP for writing that post btw it was an amazing read)

From that point onward, you barely see them not being around each other, or at least supporting each other one way or another. Osamu introduces Yuma to more and more of Japan's culture, language and rules while helping him with school and new friends and making sure he's enjoying himself. In turn, Yuma looks after Osamu's physical and mental wellbeing, does his best at Rank Wars using the plans his captain orchestrated and defends him from other initially hostile agents like Midorikawa and Hyuse (who said that he wouldn't follow Osamu's orders if he deemed them unworthy). He also says stuff like "I'd do whatever my captain told me to" and it's the sweetest thing ever

All these little exchanges built up mutual trust and loyalty between the two, which later turned into the ability to rely on each other in battle. It's like doing trust falls with your friends at school, one hundred percent sure that the person behind you will catch you no matter what. And this, in the long run, helps them compliment each other, because they both trust that the other knows what they're doing. So they make decisions based on the other's decisions, which makes it an even more complex plan and gets them the upper hand.

Thank u for coming to my Ted talk and I will see you all later in your notifications (because rest assured half of my daily routine consists of going through the world trigger tag)

[justqueerstuffisback]

The funniest part of the new dr2x2 announcement to me is all the streamers' and youtubers' reactions to it. Like, i watched MULTIPLE people who all had almost the exact same reaction. NONE of them realised it was danganronpa when the island was shown because yknow the graphics were different and because no one was ready for it. THEN... the screen glitches. And enters... the one... the only... NAGITO KOMAEDA. AND EVERYONE LOSES THEIR SHT!!! ALL OF THEM WERE SCREAMING!!

"THERES NO WAY I HAVE TO DEAL WITH NAGITO AND DR2 AGAIN!"

AND THEIR MOUTH GAPING MORE AND MORE AS THE TRAILER WENT ON:

NEW SCENARIOS???!! MORE CHARACTER CONTENT??!!

EVEN AFTER THE TRAILER WAS OVER THEY WERE HOLLERING.

[justqueerstuffisback]

HOLY SHYT BRO!!!! DANGANRONPA 2 IN 2026???!!! I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS T-T!!! I WOKE UP AND LOOKED AT YOUTUBE AND IT WAS FULL OF VIDEOS ABOUT THIS!!!! NEW SCENARIO NEW VICTIMS NEW CULPRITS FEHFARHAEJKHRHEAIUHEU

[jinjojess]

Stupid Names: Hundred Line Edition

It's taken me far too long to get around to this, but let's do it.

We all know the question: just how stupid and narratively linked are the names of the Hundred Line characters?

Come on and find out with me!

Spoilers Ahead!

Let's address something first, because it seems the term "kirakira name" has breached containment into the English-speaking internet, and I want to discuss a bit what that term means and how it relates to what I mean when I call a name "stupid".

A kirakira name is, boiled to its essence, a name that a Japanese kid is given by their parents who are trying to make them stand out. This can include things like using weird readings for kanji (i.e., I know a couple who named their kid "Runa" and spelled it with the moon kanji to evoke the Latin "Luna"), or giving kids Western names (when I was teaching there were plenty of Alices and a few Edwards or Johns), or giving a kid a extremely historical or ostentatious name (again when I was still teaching I had a Masamune once, and a current coworker gave her son a four syllable samurai name).

Think of it like a white mom giving her child like seventeen y's in Mackenzie, or that meme where the dad is talking to his son, Karkat. Japan has some failsafes in place to keep things from going full the twins from The Pinballs, thankfully, but the names can still get pretty out there.

When I talk about a name in a DanRon game (or any Japanese media) as being "stupid", it will undoubtedly include kirakira names. However, it's not limited to that, because unlike real life, this futzing of meaning and reading can extend to family names in addition to given ones, and can be more subtle than irl.

I actually have a set of criteria I consider when I'm ranking how stupid a name is:

Does this name exist irl? Could this name exist irl?

Does this name, when read aloud, sound the same as an existing word?

What kanji does this name use? How rare are the choices? Do these kanji fall under jinmeiyou status?

How meaningful is this name? Does it reflect something about the character or their place in the narrative?

How much would it make a homeroom teacher gawk at seeing it on a class list?

My judgements may appear frivolous, but I promise you I have some measure of standards in my methods.

Anyway, I hope this context enriches this dumb post for you, reader.

Sumino Takumi 澄野拓海

In keeping with Kodaka's MO, protags generally don't tend to get especially stupid names. Very few people write "Sumino" that way, but it does exist. It's the meaningful bent which gives it some stupidity points, since the first kanji can mean to "clear something up" and it's a common practice in Japanese pop media to tack 野 on the end of a meaningful term to make a stupider, meaningful name.

Takumi is just a regular name, often written that way. It translates roughly to "breaking up the sea" which I guess you could argue discusses how Sumino likes to defy fate, and phonetically it's the same as one of the words for "a great piece of art" which we know Kodaka thinks Hundora is (because he won't shut up about it).

Overall, pretty normal name to start.

Stupidity of Name: 3/10

Personal Pronoun: オレ (ore), very masculine but softer than if using the kanji version, it's hard to explain

Mode of Address: Last Name No Honorifics for both boys and girls, with the exception of Karua and the twins who are First Name No Honorifics

Shizuhara Hiruko 雫原比留子

Shizuhara's name roughly translates out to "Field of Drops, Child Who Keeps Comparing" which I think is pretty meaningful. The "drops" part to me makes me think of the killing blow animation when they bathe in the blood of a captain they've killed, and Shizuhara is always pushing for everyone to measure up.

"Shizuhara" is an extremely rare last name, though it's written as "Quiet Field" instead of "Drop Field". Stupid, but not especially. "Hiruko" meanwhile is a name, though not for people. It's the name of the first child of creation gods Izanagi and Izanami, who is born with some sort of disability (no bones, no limbs, etc.) because of his mother fucking up the marriage ritual, and he's cast away into the sea as a toddler. Obviously this refers to the first scenario, where Shizuhara gets unceremoniously merked in her bed and then dumped out into the ruins of civilization.

All of this adds up to a name that is pretty damn stupid, but doesn't feel stupid because it sounds very normal.

Stupidity of Name: 6/10

Personal Pronoun: 私 (watashi), pretty normal and to be expected by someone like Shizuhara who's all business

Mode of Address: everyone gets called by Last Name No Honorific, except the twins who are called by their first name

Yakushiji Takemaru 厄師寺猛丸

Believe it or not, Yakushiji is a real last name people can have! It's definitely not written as "danger master of the temple" though (usually it's the "medicine master of the temple"). Takemaru is a pretty rare name, but it could theoretically exist, though that first kanji for "excess" probably wouldn't be used, since it often comes up in less-than-savory contexts.

The name sounds way more stupid than it actually is, weirdly enough, which is a variety of stupid name we normally don't see in DanRon. The name is pretty meaningful, though, given that Yakushiji's whole character is centered around defying first impressions: he is excessive, but he isn't dangerous, and instead is willing to throw himself into danger for others.

Baseline stupidness.

Stupidity of Name: 5/10

Personal Pronoun: 俺 (ore), despite technically having the same pronoun as Sumino, using the kanji feels harsher and more confident; I can't quite articulate why, really, it just does

Mode of Address: everyone is Last Name No Honorific except the twins, who are First Name No Honorific

Amemiya Darumi 飴宮怠美

Here we go. Now this is a stupid fucking name!

"Amemiya" is a real last name, sure, but it's almost exclusively written as "Rain Palace" and I can't imagine a person who would have "Candy Palace" as their surname. And "Darumi"? Dude. It's clearly from the term darui, which means to be utterly knackered. The kanji choices are also ridiculous, roughly translating to "lazy beauty".

Presumably you've played the game. You know that Darumi is constantly complaining about not having energy, refusing to eat real meals in favor of snacks, etc. You could argue there's a bit of irony there, since she perks up considerably and has energy for pathos, but hoo boy this is a very, very dumb one.

Stupidity of Name: LazyBelle Candyland gets a big ol' 9/10, held back only because "Amemiya" is a real name

Personal Pronoun: 怠美 (Darumi), as usual, Kodaka gives his third person self-referencing to his silliest female soldiers

Mode of Address: everyone is First Name No Honorific, except for when she starts calling Shizuhara "Hiruko-sama"

Aotsuki Eito 蒼月衛人

Here's a fun example of a name that's pretty stupid, but almost entirely because of the context of the game itself.

Here we have an unusual reading for the kanji (蒼月 comes up more often as "Sougetsu") but nothing that weird. Plenty of real names are just "descriptor-moon" so that's not that strange. "Eito" exists as a pretty normal name, though I've almost always seen it written as 瑛斗 ("shining north star") instead. Our "Ei" here is the one that means "protect" or "defend" while the "to" is "person".

So you've got Blue Moon Defender of People, which seems very ironic, doesn't it? The moon part causes some question since the moon features so prominently in the game as a symbol of what's left of humanity, too.

So it's an ironic name? Not just that, actually.

What actually does "blue moon" mean? (Forget the beer for a second.) There's the "second full moon in one month" thing, which isn't really all that relevant. In the U.S., it usually refers to a long period of time (i.e., "once in a blue moon" meaning something that happens rarely), and it can also refer to when the moon literally looks blue, which is often the case when there are natural disasters that disrupt the atmosphere. Blue is also the color associated in shounen anime with the deuteragonist, who is more level-headed and logical compared to the emotional and impulsive red-coded protag.

Then we've got the first name. While 衛 does in fact mean "defend", one of its most common uses is in the word 衛生, or "hygiene". That was the first association I made upon meeting him, and when he started talking about being fussy about cleaning I was nodding along. In that light, the meaning transforms from wanting to defend people to wanting to cleanse them.

It's more normal than a lot of the ones we've got, but the meaning alone makes it pretty stupid.

Stupidity of Name: 6.5/10

Personal Pronoun: ボク (boku), fairly normal, less aggressively masculine than "ore", feels more casual because it's not using kanji

Mode of Address: girls are First Name-san, boys are First Name-kun (in Mattari-hen, he calls Eva "Evacchi" and she calls him "Aopii")

Kawana Tsubasa 川奈つばさ

This name is disturbingly normal. There is very little here to rag on, given that Kawana and Tsubasa are pretty common as irl names written this way. Writing girl names in only hiragana to make them cute is, as we'll get into later, a common practice also. Unsure if "wings" refers to anything meaningful, since nothing has come up so far in the routes I've played, but I guess I will make an edit to update this if it does come into play.

Til then, though, Kawana is the John Smith of this party.

Stupidity of Name: 1/10

Personal Pronoun: 私 (watashi), in keeping with her normieness, she uses the most normal personal pronoun

Mode of Address: boys are Last Name No Honorific, girls are Last Name-san except for the twins, who are Ima-kun and Kako-san

Maruko Gaku 丸子楽

Similar to Kawana Tsubasa, this is an extremely grounded name. Both of the names exist irl with those kanji choices.

On the meaningful side we get a bit more to work with, since Maruko is deliberately Showa-era-coded and I believe the name is meant to evoke Chibi Maruko-chan. Since she represents the innocence and purity of childhood, it's ironic to pair that with lewd crude dude Maruko Gaku. His first name is written with the kanji for "comfort" which, again, is intended to be ironic since he's had such a tough life.

Overall very unassuming name but has a lot of irony baked in.

Stupidity of Name: 4/10

Personal Pronoun: オレ (ore), same as Sumino

Mode of Address: everyone but the twins is Last Name No Honorific, while the twins are First Name No Honorific (same as Sumino...again)

Ginzaki Shouma 銀崎晶馬

Ginzaki does say when you first meet him that he doesn't deserve such a high-class-sounding name, and it does seem to be largely the intent here.

Loosely translating to "The Silver Penninsula's Crystal Horse", the whole name doesn't come off super stupid. Ginzaki itself isn't a common name in the wild, but it does exist out there. (The internet is telling me it originates from Hyougo Prefecture?) Shouma is a pretty common name, and both the kanji used are often included in names, so it's reasonable to assume you could write it this way even if it's not as common as other kanji choices.

You could argue the horse inclusion hints at his affinity for animals, and that he's more of a workhorse type personality than a leader, but mostly it feels like the name is just meant to evoke an ironic elegance.

Stupidity of Name: 4/10

Personal Pronoun: 僕 (boku), same as Aotsuki, though a bit more formal maybe because of the kanji use

Mode of Address: mostly Last Name-san for everyone but the twins, who are First Name-san

Tsukumo Ima 九十九今馬

After a string of pretty reasonable names, we come to the twins. Hoo boy.

These names are very stupid, but they're even MORE stupid in relation to each other, since "Ima" is just the word for "now" and "Kako" is the word for "Past". The way they've decided to write "Ima" here is using the kanji for "now" and "horse".

Unlike Ginzaki, I 100% believe this is an Ouma nod. How can it not be? Ima's the little shit with purple hair! You combine that with his VA being Ogata Megumi and you have a perfect blend of both Ouma and Komaeda!

As for meaning, Ima's very practical and very good at adapting to whatever is going on at the given moment. He's one of the few characters I could see not going insane after his brain is transplanted into Sirei's body, for instance. A real "live in the moment, take things as they come" kinda guy.

Now, Tsukumo can be a last name, and it's written that way (it pops up a lot as a place name too), but the fact that in HUNDRED Line about a HUNDRED day period, having someone whose last name is written as "99" is a bit much.

Very dumb.

Stupidity of Name: 8.5/10, held back by Tsukumo being a real name that's actually written that way

Personal Pronoun: 自分 (jibun), very gender neutral

Mode of Address: everyone but his sister is Last Name-senpai; Kako starts being called Imouto-chan (little sister) but then he starts calling her Kako after she stands up to him

Tsukumo Kako 九十九過子

Like her brother, Kako's name literally reads as "past", but unlike Ima, her kanji use is the much less neutral "kid who overdoes it". 過 means "overly" and comes from the verb 過つ, which means to "make a mistake" (it is the first part of the word for past also: 過去).

Obviously, Kako's more hung up on their shared past and still has lingering attachment to their parents (especially their father), so it's meaningful as well.

Again, Tsukumo is a real last name written that way, but if I rocked up to the 100 Day gauntlet with my name literally written as 99, I'd be a bit anxious.

Stupidity of Name: 9/10, higher than Ima because at least his name doesn't use kanji with negative connotations

Personal Pronoun: 自分 (jibun), very gender neutral, same as Ima

Mode of Address: everyone but her brother is Last Name-senpai; she starts out calling Ima "Oniichan" (big brother), but then calls him Ima after she learns to stand up to him

Kirifuji Nozomi 霧藤希

This is a name that's moderately dumb at first glance but becomes dumber in the context of Kodaka's oeuvre.

On the surface, Kirifuji ("Fog Wisteria") is not a name that exists as far as I can tell, but it's one of the ones where the component kanji are pretty common in last names, so you could suspend your disbelief and just think it was rare. Nozomi, meanwhile, is a common enough name and it's usually written that way.

The issue is that this is a Kodaka joint.

"Hope" (and for that matter, "despair") are not neutral terms that get to just exist free of baggage. Guess what "nozomi" means? Notice how she's always giving the group inspirational speeches?

In addition to this, Kirigiri is a long-standing, very prominent figure in the DR-verse, and any echo of her dumb name will resound (heh, a little joke based on her first name) across all of Kodaka's works. Kirifuji even looks a lot like Kirigiri, with the silver/purple hair, the lavender eyes, the dark-purple jacket over the button-up shirt, etc.

(As an aside, my gf and I had a Kirigiri/Junko lovechild OC we named Nozomi, so our ongoing joke is that Hundora Nozomi is that kid but after Junko goes out for milk and never comes back so Kirigiri remarries.)

This is a deceptively stupid name. Not excessively, but pretty dumb in context.

Stupidity of Name: 7/10

Personal Pronoun: わたし (watashi), normal for a girl to use, has hiragana to make it softer/cuter

Mode of Address: boys are Last Name-kun, girls are Last Name-san except for Kako, Kurara, Moko, and Kyoushika, who are all First Name-chan, and Ima, who is First Name-kun

Oosuzuki Kurara 大鈴木くらら

Someone on Twitter was going on about how Kurara has a kirakira name, and while that's technically true, it's not that odd to run into it in the wild irl, so I don't think it's particularly egregious. It's even written with hiragana to make it cuter, which emphasizes that it's meant to be more Japanese-feeling. It's definitely not a Celes situation, is what I'm saying.

I probably don't need to tell you that "Oosuzuki" isn't a real name, because the game itself addresses this, by saying that Kurara-chan's family was originally just Suzuki but then a bunch of lines decided that they were going to merge to be big and important and Togami-esque, so they added the kanji for big to make themselves the "Grand Suzuki" family. Suzuki is a very common last name that is not at all remarkable.

In this way, Kurara-chan has one of the more grounded names in the game, which obviously is intended to be ironic. (See: Tanaka Gundam)

Stupidity of Name: 4/10

Personal Pronoun: アタシ (atashi), very feminine, though the use of katakana gives it a sharper edge; Fun Fact: this is sometimes considered Junko's baseline personal pronoun

Mode of Address: everyone is Last Name No Honorific except for her girlies (Nozomi, Kyoushika, and Moko) and the twins, who are all First Name No Honorific

Magadori Kyoushika 凶鳥狂死香

Holy shit. I never thought Mukuro would ever have any direct competition, but this is pretty dang close. There is no way that anyone would let you name your baby this.

"Magadori" or "Ominous Bird" is not a real last name. Come on now. In no universe is 凶 going to be used for a human name. "Kyoushika" meanwhile could be a first name (be it archaic and deeply Buddhist). But not with those kanji, jesus fuck. "Insane Death Fragrance"?! One of those is legally allowed to be used in names!

I love this name a lot, actually. It's so over-the-top and balls-to-the-wall.

Stupidity of Name: 9.5/10, Magadori is standing with the jumonjitou pointed at Corpsey McWarSword in challenge

Personal Pronoun: 拙者 (sessha), an archaic pronoun reserved for samurai (used by Yamada sometimes in DR1)

Mode of Address: boys are Last Name-dono, girls are First Name-dono, except Ima, who is First Name-dono (when she's mad at someone she sometimes will drop the "lord" honorific)

Omokage Yugamu 面影歪

I was prepared to go in really hard on this one, because that first name is not fucking happening, only to discover that apparently there are people out there named Omokage ("Face in Shadow"). There aren't may of them, and they mostly live in Akita and Tottori apparently, with a handful in Osaka of all places.

So touché, Kodaka. I guess this is a real last name with real life kanji choices.

That first name though, no way. "Yugamu" means "twisted" and as apt as it is for our little freak, it is in no way a real name a real person would have.

Stupidity of Name: 8/10

Personal Pronoun: 私 (watashi), fairly normal, if a touch feminine and/or formal for a teen boy to use

Mode of Address: boys are Last Name-kun (Ima aside, who is Ima-kun) and girls are First Name-chan

Mojiro Moko 喪白もこ

I will endeavor not to make any kind of FuwaMoco joke in this section but I make no promises.

"Mojiro" or "Mourning White" is not a real name. ("Mourning Black", 喪黒, however, is the last name of the titular character in The Laughing Salesman series.) By itself, "Moko" is not a name either, though lots of names have "moko" in them.

As you may know from...sources, mokomoko is an onomatopoeia for "fluffy" and the name being written without kanji feels like it's trying to push your mental association in that direction.

I can't quite call this an ironic name, though it is in some ways. Despite her stronk exterior, Moko is pretty soft and fluffy personality-wise. In the original timeline, we never even get to meet her and her sacrifice is felt throughout the rest of the story, fitting in with the idea of both mourning but also being a blameless/face character (except for the captain who impersonates her not being blameless and putting us squarely back in ironic territory).

Also don't come for me: DanRon established "shiro = innocent, kuro = guilty" okay? That wasn't me.

What I'm saying is that this is a very, very stupid name.

Stupidity of Name: 9/10

Personal Pronoun: アタイ (atai), a shortened, rough form of atashi meant to evoke someone you shouldn't fuck with

Mode of Address: boys are Last Name-kun (except Ima, of course, who is First Name-kun), and girls are First Name-chan

Kashimiya Karua 柏宮カルア

This is one's a strange one. So Kashimiya ("Oak Palace") does not exist as a real name, though it uses kanji that commonly come up in last names, so it sounds and looks very believable. Phonetically, it's identical to the loanword for "cashmere" (on my mind lately as I'm simultaneously playing a lot of Fantasy Life i), which could be relevant as demand for cashmere has had some adverse environmental effects in China and Mongolia, the world's largest producers. Unsure if Kodaka intended this, but it's extremely on the nose for Sumino's major reason to continue his people's genocidal conquest to seize a new world after they fucked up the old one to have the name of what is essentially our world's thneed.

Karua as a name is driving me crazy, because I want so badly to just say "Carla" but it's not that, because Carla is カーラ in katakana. My second (admittedly lushy) instinct is to change it to Kahlua, but that's カルーア with a long ru. I guess if you mean a Kahlua Milk specifically, it often gets shortened to カルアミ but like...

Anyway, katakana does indicate that this is intended to not be a Japanese name (please contrast with Kurara's hiragana), and that's a bit out of my wheelhouse. However, I did some digging and it seems like Karua is an Abkhaz name meaning "amber". Perhaps it's significant because Abkhazia is a partially recognized state that sits at the junction of Europe and Asia? You could argue that relates quite a bit with the themes of Hundora. Could also relate it to current events quite easily, with wars of conquest happening in roughly the same area.

Amber is interesting, because it's probably most famous for the role it plays in preserving specimen of times long past, which I could see relating to the story in that Sumino can't move on and grow so long as he's trapped longing for a life he can't reclaim. In addition to a relevant coming of age theme of not being able to go home again, this again connects to the idea of tradition as baggage, which is very relevant for Japanese media.

Sorry, wandering away from the path a bit here. This is an incredibly stupid name.

Stupidity of Name: 9/10, would be higher if Karua didn't turn out to be a real name in a real world culture

Personal Pronoun: わたし (watashi), unsurprisingly, the same as Kirifuji

Mode of Address: I haven't seen her interact with anyone else (so far at least), but she calls Sumino "Takkun"

Bonus!

Sirei

No Japanese here because this one is just written in romaji. And about that: Kodaka please let go of Nihonshiki romanization and embrace the "sh" sound, you fucker! This one is kinda dumb I guess in that it's a shortening of Sirei's role--commander, or shireikan--but it's not that unusual for a non-human character. Feels a bit like referring to a sergeant as "sarge" instead of their name.

Stupidity of Name: 2/10

Personal Pronoun: 本官 (honkan), which is generally used by military commanders when issuing orders.

Mode of Address: First Name-kun for boys and First Name-chan for girls

Nigou

This one's pretty straightforward as well, though there's a tinge of melancholy here, I'd argue. "Nigou" more or less just means "the second one" in a series of things (the vibe is like the second machine, or the second large thing; in Japanese, Eva's Unit 02 is called "nigouki" for instance), and that kind of highlights that she's less of an individual and seen more as an extension of Sirei. Clearly that isn't the case in practice, so score another big fat zero for nomative determinism here.

If you wanted to, you could maybe scour through the game for evidence to draw parallels between Nigou and Asuka, since I'm pretty sure the reference to Unit 02 was intentional.

Stupidity of Name: 4/10

Personal Pronoun: 本官 (honkan), same as Sirei

Mode of Address: First Name-kun for boys and First Name-chan for girls

Shion シオン

The game itself addresses this, actually. This is the name of a flower, which in flower language (a Japan classic) means "I won't forget you."

Extremely meaningful, but also a pretty common name, so minimally stupid.

Stupidity of Name: 4/10, most of it coming from the meaningful nature

Personal Pronoun: ボク (boku), same as Aotsuki

Mode of Address: Honestly I don't think he's casually referred to anyone by name yet so far, but I could be wrong; if I figure it out as I play more, I'll update this part

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There you have it! There may be some details that are off in the modes of address here and there (do you know how hard it is to go back and find a part where Omokage, Kurara, or Moko are talking about a girl who isn't one of their close friends?), but overall this should be pretty accurate. Nvm, my buddy lenga managed to find the relevant info for the last bits I needed and now understands the pain I went through combing the timelines.

It took me quite a while, hunting out all the personal pronouns and the modes of address, and I did a lot of due diligence to see if names existed or not, so this post took much longer than originally planned. Sorry about that.

Hope you enjoyed and see you next time!

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p2 edition!!!

im not really happy with how she turned out :/ it doesnt look... maya yknow

didnt think i would like how i drew him but i did!

beautiful!! i like her colours and design.

ta-chan! kinda plain but eh

:3 jun

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some persona 1 drawings!!! (yes this philemon is from p2, i think, but i didnt realise that until after it was finished so shhhh)

this was my first time drawing digitally!!! i actually had a coloured version that i spent hrs on but it somehow got deleted :( sooooo

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Biblical Allusions in Project: Eden's Garden

yello. this is basically a list of some easily understood references to Christianity made in P:EG, mostly through the characters and the official opening. There will be SPOILERS ahead!!

First, the most obvious of all -- the title. It references the Garden of Eden, a paradise made by God inhabited by Adam and Eve, the first man and woman. In the game, the academy is the "paradise" created by Tozu, who is "God", the headmaster of the school and the one forcing them to stay there.

The logo of P:EG is an apple. In the opening, there is a scene where an apple falls in the courtroom and Damon catches it, examining it. The apple is sometimes seen as the "forbidden fruit" from the Tree of Knowledge, though it was never stated in the Bible. Regardless, it could be seen as Damon figuring out the murders in the trials.

The Tree of Ignorance is the exact opposite of the Tree of Knowledge, which represents the choices that we make and their consequences. It could also be known as the knowledge of Good VS Evil. The Tree is the way through which the trial grounds are accessed, where the students have to find out the truth behind the murders and the culprit, who gets punishment for the immoral option they chose.

The podiums and the "windows" in the courtroom have stained glass designs, which are common in churches. Church is a holy place where the sins of man are contemplated, just like the trial room.

The idea of Tozu representing God is further evidenced by the painting at the beginning of the opening. This painting is The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Tozu is depicted as God and Mara as Adam. In the original picture, God is reaching out to Adam to "impart the spark of life" into him. This could indicate that Tozu and Mara have some deeper connection with each other, which will be revealed to us later in the game. Another interesting thing to note is that the eyes of the people surrounding Tozu are crossed out. There are also bloodied swords in the ground near Mara and one in her hand, with many cuts in her body. This could be hinting at how the two met in the first place. Maybe Mara had been forced to stand up and fight back against those who wronged her, and Tozu helped and/or recruited her? There also seems to be a lot of eye imagery associated with these two across the whole game, especially considering that only one of their eyes each are shown.

Damon's animal motif is a serpent, the animal that seduced Adam and Eve, causing them to get expelled from the Garden. This could possibly mean that Damon has something to do with the killing game. However, my interpretation is that since Damon is the one who mainly deciphers the truth, this is portraying him as the one who gives the other students the knowledge they need in order to vote and survive.

Wolfgang's motif is a sheep. And while this might be referring to him as a "wolf in sheep's clothing" or "sheep in wolf's clothing", it may also be hinting at the fact that he became the first victim. A baby sheep AKA lamb is the sacrifice, used to atone for one's sins and portray innocence.

Eva's name is similar to "Eve", the first woman who ate the forbidden fruit, giving into temptation. Eva gave into the temptation of murder, starting the killing game. When she was found out, she was also expelled from Eden's Garden -- through death.

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Hundred Line Drabble Fest!!

yello. this is my work for the hndr fanfic fest! hope u enjoy!

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The story is down below AND on ao3 with same title!

Spoilers: 00/SS (Second Scenario) Route

Title: A Sky Full of Stars

Characters: Nozomi Kirifuji

Relationships: None

Summary: Nozomi looks up at the sky, at all the stars, using her telescope. She reflects on her friends, her past and present. Basically, it's just Nozomi stargazing.

The stars are beautiful. That’s the first thought that crosses Nozomi’s mind when she looks through the astronomical telescope. And it’s true. With how brightly they glow, the celestial bodies in the sky truly are eye-catching. Nozomi smooths out her crinkled skirt before adjusting the telescope’s position for a closer view.

No matter how hard she’d tried, Nozomi couldn’t sleep. It’s been a week since…since Kurara died. She can still remember how her body had gone limp, how her blood-curdling scream had abruptly faded. Not just her, but Kyoshika too. Unlike Kurara, she’d died with a smile on her face, satisfied to lay down her life for the sake of battle. She’d lost two of her closest friends to this horrible war. Nothing she could do would bring them back; not even the Revive-o-matic could complete the job. Nozomi had run out of tears to cry after doing just that for five days straight. So, she’d decided to put Takumi’s gift to good use that night.

She’d only been a child when she’d read that book about astronomy, about the world outside the hospital, the complex. It had fascinated her, how large the universe actually was. Nozomi had combed through the many shelves in the laboratory, searching for something, anything, that would cure her boredom. Then, finally, she’d found a thin, dusty, old book that contained the secrets of the cosmos. Most of the words had been scratched out. Probably in case a civilian like her had gotten hold of it and learned something they didn’t need to, she’d theorised. However, it was still an interesting piece of history, as she’s always been fixated on the topic of things beyond humanity’s grasp. 

Even now, years later, Nozomi’s mesmerised by it. She gently caresses Takumi’s thoughtful present. She wasn’t worthy of it, not after how needlessly worried she’d made everybody else. Nevertheless, she takes considerable care of it, grateful for the opportunity, no matter how undeserving she might be.

Outer space is an incredible place, she muses, a canvas filled with splashes of white surrounded by a startling blue. The sight makes her breath hitch. She doesn’t know the names of the constellations she gazes at, but being able to see them is enough for her. It’s just her and the stars up above. She likes to think that maybe, just maybe, they’re looking down at her too. Maybe there actually is someone on the Artificial Satellite looking back at her at this very moment. The child-like thought makes her grin. 

Nozomi remains there on the rooftop, even after hours have passed, even as the sun’s starting to show its face and the sky turns varying shades of purple and orange. Nozomi persists, refusing to leave, to go back to a world full of war and destruction. She knows she cannot stay here forever. But just for this one singular moment, she stays, pretending that the only worries she has, has nothing to do with the future of the human race.

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In just over a week, it'll be the 100 day anniversary, and thus time for the drabblefest!

AO3 collection can be found here.

Basic reminder of the rules:

Works should have a wordcount that's a multiple of 100, and less than 1k.

No NSFW.

Works should be Hundred Line fanwork.

Post on August 2nd, anytime.

Tag this blog in your posts.

Seeking inspiration? Prompts are not required (the sky's the limit), but if you need something to get your creative juices flowing, a few prompts are under the cut.

Your favorite ending

Your favorite character dynamic

Celebrations

Death

Battle

Relaxation

Music

Nature

Gifts

Chance

Color(s)