#darkwick academy

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pinterest updated and i’m mad at the new functions so until we get more moodboards pls enjoy the sillies~

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Living at darkwick be like

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Towa being super jealous of a baby Peekaboo and saying he is the only one for Haru and crying about him in the cave and fearing he might not be Haru's No. 1 anymore and Zenji just....

Zenji, for the love of God.

[mrs-kotodama]

Okay, I have a fever, I'm bored and I need some more Benkei in my life. So let's ponder him and Clementia a little.

Now as we know (if you're past ep.4) he's the former Clementia advisor/professor and now runs the campus shop under a cat manager (hilarious). His name is taken from a Japanese monk, very fitting for the advisor of a curse/church/temple/magic centered house.

It's of course for tension building reasons in the story that the we know so little of Clementia and by extension Benkei at this time. Like, Clementia would prolly be one of the best, if not THE best house to take care of MC's curse, so they can't have been a part of the arc yet to just magically solve the problem early on.

BUT THIS ROBS US FROM SUCH COOL THINGS and I honestly hope we'll see Clementia guys and their cards this year after Dionysia sits down. To further thicken the soup that is the plot.

Haku and Rui have been part of the house before. It honestly makes sense for both of them; Haku is the heir to a temple and Rui knows his shit with anomalous plants and herbs and has an interest (and contacts) in witchcraft. But both are spiritual and magical skills and interests and I need ALL of that in my life IMMEDIATELY.

We know quite little of Benkei, but he does sell all sorts of anomalous medicine and magical items in his shop. Even the shop background has those Japanese curse dolls (wara ningyô) on display that MC used in her performance in the haunted house, mimicking the Ushi no toki mairi-curse ritual.

So Benkei knows his shit, prolly having been a monk before getting a teaching/advisor job. But to just openly have curse items for sale in his shop for students to buy...? That's ballsy and dangerous as fuck, especially now since Clementia is defunct and Benkei isn't teaching anymore.

Does Darkwick's curriculum even have curse or straight up magic related classes anymore?

(Off topic kinda but I hate the steel blue waistcoat and salmon tie on Benkei, he looks like a fucking sushi or a cheap hotel auditor lol. He looks so much better in the shop apron, the green and the gold really suit him and I swear to fuck if Twist doesn't make Clementia's house colour green I'll explode something in Minecraft wwwwwww)

Now, the poor guy is super worried he's being creepy towards students that he does indeed come off a little creepy, to his own detriment. I believe the game devs tried to write a fresher take on the 2000's "pervy monk" trope and turned it to um... You know how when you go through airport security checks, you've made sure you have nothing on you and something still beeps and you panic like "oh shit what if I'm accidentally a drüg mule??"

That. They made the poor guy that.

Sure, as per the later episodes he's involved to at least to some extent with the academy's bullshit like the other professors, but honestly? I trust him more than I trust Nicolas at this point. Even if we know so little of him.

(I just think Nicolas is a sus henchman that keeps fucking up and feels guilty for dancing to Darkwicks tune lol)

And I have a stupid little theory why Benkei is so worried about coming off as creepy towards students. Being the advisor of a magic/spirituality/herb etc. forward house, he might've been involved with an accident involving love spells or love potions, even love related curses before Clementia got shut down.

I don't think it's anything related to the main plot, but who knows.

But why would a guy like him ALSO be the advisor to Ultio? A house literally named "revenge" that runs a fucking prison/holding facility??

It doesn't really fir his personality and vibe, at least knowing what we know so far of the facilities, but then again, all the professors are sus as fuck. Benkei just less so. I kinda hope he's in kahoots with Haku to throw Darkwick's plans off. Maybe he's one of the people Haku calls so often? Or the Institute? Dunno, just spitballing.

So far he just seems like a more straight up kinda guy than any of the other faculty members. Maybe I'm holding on to false hope for ONE professor to not be a conniving asshole lol

What was the point of this? Was this fruitful or full of new ideas? No. Heh.

[giigiselleee]

Theories about the Kyklos, it's link to the MC and possible impact on the plot.

!!This is just theories!!

Kyklos: tracing a metaphor The term kyklos is notorious for its ambiguity. The word encompasses various interpretations, most of them metaphorical: apart from the proper sense ‘circle’, it can designate any circular body like a wheel, a trencher, a place of an assembly or the people standing in a ring, the vault of the sky, the orb or disk of a celestial body, the wall around a city, a round shield, the eyeballs, an olive wreath, a collection of legends or poems, a circular dance, a rounded period, a globe, a kind of anapaest, the ring composition. Whatever sense one adopts, it can be generally agreed upon that the meaning of kyklos as a ‘cycle’ of epic poems must be metaphorical. 

Introduction: Kyklos, the Epic Cycle and Cyclic poetry Published online by Cambridge University

The term is also used in specific forms like anapaest (a type of metrical foot in poetry) or ring composition (a literary structure where the beginning and end mirror each other, creating a circular structure in the narrative).

The idea of kyklos and its circular, cyclical connotations could be linked to the anomaly that curses the main character in Tokyo Debunker in several ways.

Kyklos as a "Cycle of Epic Poems"

When we talk about kyklos in the context of epic poetry, it refers to a collection of poems that form a cycle — that is, they are connected by themes, characters, or events that create a continuous narrative or thematic loop. So, when the term is applied to a series of epic poems, like those about the Trojan War (e.g., the Iliad, Odyssey, and other related works), it’s metaphorically speaking about a cycle of stories that are interconnected.

The Curse as a Cycle

If the curse is something that repeats, like a cycle, it could directly align with the idea of kyklos. The curse might trap the main character in a repetitive loop, a cycle of misfortune or suffering that continuously returns, just as the cycles of time or seasons do. The character might try to break free, but like the cyclical nature of the kyklos, the curse is inescapable — perhaps it renews itself, or the protagonist is caught in a situation where they face the same challenges or predicaments over and over.

This mirrors the kyklos idea of recurrence or perpetual return. The curse might be a form of circularity, keeping the character bound in a never-ending loop, much like how a cycle or series of events can repeat in epic poems or legends.

The Creature as a Symbol of Cyclic Power

The creature itself could represent a symbol of cyclical power. In many mythologies, creatures or deities associated with curses often have control over time or fate, and they embody recurring themes (like death, rebirth, or eternal suffering). This could make the creature a metaphor for the repeating nature of kyklos — it’s a force that cannot be escaped, a continuous loop that the protagonist is drawn into.

Additionally, the creature could embody something that’s both omnipresent and inevitable (like the cyclical nature of time itself or fate), forcing the protagonist to confront a recurring struggle. This brings to mind how a circular dance or ring composition (where events loop back on themselves) mirrors the protagonist's journey through their curse.

The Concept of Ring Composition

If you want to bring in a more literary angle, the structure of the curse itself could be related to the idea of ring composition. Ring composition is a storytelling technique where a narrative starts and ends in a similar place, with the middle section building toward a central climax or turning point. This idea of circular narrative could reflect the curse’s nature: the protagonist may return to their original position, perhaps in a worse state each time, emphasizing the cyclical journey of the character

Breaking the Cycle (The Hero’s Journey)

In stories involving curses or supernatural creatures, there’s often a hero’s journey to break the curse or overcome the cycle. In this context, the main character might have to find a way to break out of the cyclical curse that the creature has placed them in, mirroring the idea of kyklos as something that must be overcome or transcended. The journey could involve the protagonist understanding the cyclical nature of their fate and finding a way to break the cycle (much like the concept of breaking free of fate’s circular loop).

Themes of Rebirth and Transformation

If the creature’s curse is transformative (for example, it changes the protagonist in some fundamental way), this transformation might also reflect a form of rebirth within a cyclical framework. In many mythologies, curses are linked to themes of death and rebirth, where the protagonist must undergo a complete cycle of death and resurrection, ultimately breaking free from the cycle (or transcending it). This transformation could mirror the protagonist's inner circle of growth — they must face challenges that repeat and test them, but in the end, they might be reborn, thus completing a cycle of their own.

In the prologue when the MC talks with the Kyklos it tells her this:

This detail adds an intriguing layer to the connection between the creature and the main character. The creature’s statement that it “always wanted to meet her” despite the protagonist being “just an ordinary person” seems like it carries both foreshadowing and symbolic weight. This could be interpreted in several ways, especially in relation to the metaphor of kyklos and its cyclical implications.

1. The Creature’s Knowledge of Fate or Preordained Cycles

The creature’s awareness of the protagonist before they even meet hints that their encounter may not be random or accidental. In many stories involving mythical beings or supernatural forces, the idea that certain events are fated to occur — that some connections are made through destiny or cosmic design — is common. This could suggest that the protagonist is somehow bound to this creature, not by coincidence but because their lives are somehow part of the same cyclical pattern, much like the ongoing repetition of a kyklos.From a kyklos perspective, the creature might symbolize an inevitable return — that this encounter was always going to happen, even though the protagonist was unaware of it. Perhaps the creature has been watching or waiting for this moment, as part of a long-standing cycle, whether a literal one or a more metaphorical one, where the protagonist's involvement in this cycle is inevitable.The statement could also suggest that the protagonist is part of a larger narrative or pattern, something beyond their understanding. They might be caught in a web of fate, with the creature being a figure that represents this unbreakable link. The ordinary nature of the protagonist makes this even more compelling.

2. The Creature’s Role in the Protagonist’s Transformation

Another interpretation could be that the creature is acting as a catalyst for the protagonist’s transformation. The fact that the creature “always wanted to meet her” may indicate that it sees the protagonist as something special or destined for something more than just an ordinary life. This taps into the hero’s journey archetype, where the ordinary person is suddenly thrust into the extraordinary (often due to an encounter with a supernatural being or event).The fact that the protagonist is ordinary makes this moment of meeting particularly powerful. In a sense, the creature may be recognizing something latent in the protagonist, something that has been waiting to awaken within them, even though the protagonist themselves may not know it. This could tie into the idea of kyklos in that the protagonist is not just an “ordinary” person in the grand scheme of things — they are, in some way, part of a larger cycle of fate or eternal return that the creature is aware of. It’s possible that their encounter is the beginning of a new cycle for both of them.

3. A Hidden Past or Connection

The creature’s desire to meet the protagonist could also hint at a past connection that the protagonist doesn’t remember, but that the creature knows about. Maybe in the cycle of time, the protagonist has encountered this creature before — perhaps in a previous life, in an earlier phase of the narrative, or in some previous iteration of their own personal kyklos.This would fit with the metaphor of kyklos if the protagonist is unknowingly trapped in a repetitive cycle of reincarnation or some form of temporal loop. Each time, they may be living out the same story, unaware of their connection to the creature or their destiny. The creature might be the watcher of this cycle, waiting for the right moment to reintroduce itself into the protagonist's life, so they can finally complete the cycle (or start a new chapter in their fate).

4. The Creature as a Symbol of Hidden Potential

The creature's statement could be a hint at the hidden potential that the protagonist has — potential that the creature is aware of but that the protagonist is oblivious to. This plays into the idea that the protagonist might seem like an “ordinary person,” but in reality, they’re part of something much larger. The creature, knowing this potential, might be drawing the protagonist into a larger narrative cycle, one that will reveal the protagonist’s true role or power over time.The creature could be seen as a sort of guardian or harbinger of this hidden potential, bringing the protagonist closer to understanding their true nature or power. In a kyklos-like way, this realization could be a key part of the protagonist’s personal cycle — they are awakening to their true self, breaking free of the "ordinary" facade they’ve lived with until now.

5. The Creature as a Metaphor for Fate or the Inescapable

Lastly, the creature could be a metaphor for fate, something that the protagonist cannot escape. The fact that the creature has been “waiting” for this encounter suggests that it is inescapable. Even if the protagonist is just an ordinary person in their own eyes, fate has marked them for something more — a meeting with destiny that cannot be avoided.This connects back to the kyklos metaphor because fate, like a cycle, is often something that repeats, circles back, and brings people to the same place at the right time. The creature may represent the force of destiny that brings the protagonist back to a point in their life that is part of an ongoing, eternal cycle, and this encounter is an inevitable part of that.

Then again I might be reaching, idk.

!!!!I'm no expert in mythology, poems or literature, these are just based on research on the net, articles, informative videos, and so on, it might not be 100%!!!

sorry for the yapping it's just super interesting lol, congrats if you made it this far, here's a bouquet! 💐💜

[noir-widad]

Taiga Hoshibami, Romeo Lucci ~ Sinostra Dorm

Darkwick Academy

Okay, this is probably a biased statement because it's in my favourite colour (red), but Romeo is looking handsome in that suit.

Episode 7 : The Reanimated Dead — Chapter 43

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part. 2 of Tokyo Debunker Tweets but it's just me and my friends' dms/gms 🤸‍♀️💗 [posted first on TikTok, acc in bio]

[azul-b1rd]

I saw some theory about how Ren could be the 2nd mermaid on campus and I haven't been able to find any fanart or fanfics of merRen so I did it myself((:

Also did a little lucaren drawing bc they're cute and there's like no fanart or fanfics of them either:(

This is the reference I used for lucaren<3 ⬇️