Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Priestess of the Dragon Palace Character Intro
finally! proper intro! tomorrow is animate girls festival (agf) and there's a segment for ryuumiko so obviously i have to stop procrastinating 😂
as per usual, disclaimer: english & japanese aren't my native language. translator's note will be at the very end of the post. if you find a mistake, feel free to point it out! hope you enjoy it!
From the capital beneath the waves, a journey across distant time and spaceー
On a boat to Dan-no-Ura, college student Yuikawa Akari encounters an unprecedented storm. Monsters swarmed the sky above.
The one who protected her was a graceful man clad in kimono.
"In the name of the Taira clan, I, Kiyomori, shall lead the way, my lady."
Carrying Akari in his arms, he throw himself into the deep sea.
What awaits them is the place where the Dragon God reigned, the city of water, the "Dragon Palace". Chosen as a "Priestess" by the Dragon God, Akari will embark on a journey with the "Eight Leaves"ーheroes who have left a mark in historyーto save time and space.
Yuikawa Akari
An honest and gentle college student
Role: Priestess of the Dragon God
World: Modern/Dragon Palace
CV: Seto Asami
Age: 20
Birthday: Set by player
Character design: Mizuno Tohko
A college student in the modern world. 20 years old. Summoned to the heavenly realm "Dragon Palace" as the Priestess of the "Dragon God", the great god of time and space. Gentle by nature and has a high sense of empathy, a worrywart[1]. Can be a little clumsy at times.
Voice: Assemble, voice of the Heaven. Resound, voice of the Earth. Soothe the god before me.
Minamoto no Yoritomo
The serious and stoic leader of the Genji
Role: Seiryuu of the Heaven
World: Flower Haze World [2]
CV: Miura Katsuyuki
Age: 24
Birthday: May 9th
Character design: Bekko
Leader of the Genji. 24 years old. Dignified and upright, he rarely ever shows his emotions. Preparing for the battle against the Heike, he never fails to do his daily training. His honest personality garners trust from his vassals.
Voice 1: Priestess of the Dragon God, let us work together to fulfill our duty.
Voice 2: Now is the chance! I'll cut you down!
Voice 3: But, as I thought, you're better off with a smile on your face than with a frown.
Taira no Kiyomori
The Heike leader with brimming elegance and ambition
Role: Seiryuu of the Earth
World: Flower Haze World
CV: Toya Kikunosuke
Age: 25
Birthday: February 10th
Character design: 海月班 [3] (Koei Tecmo Games), Special thanks: Miniwa
Leader of the Heike. 25 years old. An ambitious warrior who worked his way up in a world where nobility rules. Being refined, amiable, and quick-witted makes him easy to talk to. Alas, his secretiveness [4] causes his enemies to fear him.
Voice 1: Relax, leave it to me. [5] ...Hehe. Good girl.
Voice 2: Now, my lady, if you don't want to be stuck in an everlasting dream, raise your sword.
Voice 3: As endearing as I might find you struggling, I'm not one to show mercy. [6]
Uesugi Kenshin
The mysterious nobleman from Echigo
Role: Seiryuu of the Heaven
World: Blazing Flame World [7]
CV: Masuyama Takeaki
Age: 25
Birthday: February 18th
Character design: Bekko
Lord of the Kasugayama Castle who rules over Echigo. 25 years old. Despite being a renowned strategist nicknamed the "God of War", he's a noble warrior who values righteousness above all else. There's something otherworldly about his beauty. His belief in Bishamonten is unshakeable.
Voice 1: I see you are loved by the gods, Priestess.
Voice 2: We have Bishamonten's protection, our army shall not be defeated!
Voice 3 [8]: From now on, perhaps I will reminisce about our strange connection as I eat taro.
Date Masamune
The flashy and cheerfully charismatic warrior
Role: Suzaku of the Heaven
World: Blazing Flame World
CV: Kijima Ryuuichi
Age: 26
Birthday: September 5th
Character design: Iwamoto Zerogo
The young lord of the Date clan. 26 years old. A jovial, flamboyant entertainer. His charismatic nature makes him popular not just with his retainers, but also his people. On the other hand, he also has the resolve to make difficult decisions as a warrior.
Voice 1: Follow me! You'll have fun like never before! [9]
Voice 2: We have the Priestess with us. Victory awaits! [10]
Voice 3: M'lady, you might not want to accept it, but let me tell you something. Don't face life head on. You'll collapse. [11]
Katsura Kogorou
A bright yet clumsy young man from the new government
Role: Byakko of the Earth
World: Daybreak World [12]
CV: Suzuki Yuuto
Age: 29
Birthday: August 11th
Character design: Yomi
An important retainer in the Choushuu Domain. 29 years old. Smart and brimming with curiosity, his friendly and playful attitude lightens up the atmosphere. Skilled in the art of the sword, yet dislikes conflict.
Voice 1: You know, I do better the more I get praised, tehee.
Voice 2: Sorry, but I won't hold back.
Voice 3: I've thought of this since our handshake, but I feel like your hand fits perfectly in mine.
Hijikata Toshizou
Role: Genbu of the Earth
World: Daybreak World
CV: Suzuki Ryouta
Age: 28
Birthday: May 31st
Character design: Iwamoto Zerogo
The Vice-Commander leading the Shinsengumi. 28 years old. Dominant and highly disciplined. Even with a hard-to-approach air and a steely gaze, many people are still attracted to his cold charm. There are rumors that he would disappear on the night of the full moon.
Voice 1: Come. I'll show you who's calling the shots here. [13]
Voice 2: The moment you become a hindrance, I'll leave you behind. Is that clear, Priestess? [14]
Voice 3: I was just messing around. Don't shake your superior's arm off. [15]
Tamaki
CV: Ootani Ikue
Character design: 海月班 (Koei Tecmo Games)
A turtle spirit serving the Dragon God. Supports the protagonist and her allies as the host of the Dragon Palace. Has a kind and leisurely personality, can be a little careless at times.
Voice: P-priestess... If... If you keep looking at me like that...
Unknown Benevolent Person
CV: Kuwashima Houko
Character design: Mizuno Tohko
A strange [16] person encountered in the Dragon Palace. Warmth can be felt from their calm and mystical demeanors. Their true identity is――
Voice: Priestess, how about you [17]? Are you hurt anywhere? Let me take a good look at you.
The Pyrokinetic Invader [18]
CV: Shimono Hiro
Character design: Mizuno Tohko
A young man in opposition against the protagonist and her allies. Known by his exceptional physical prowess and his rough, yet somewhat frosty attitude. He wields a large, blazing axe to fight.
Voice: Huh, so you're angry. What a coincidence. That makes two of us.
And that's the end of the intro! Below here is translator's note, feel free to read/skip it. I'll write a different post for my general thoughts of the hachiyou (and maybe another post for agf recap?)
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i know, there's too much tl's note. some of these probably don't even need tl's note. but let's just go over them one by one, shall we?
1. 苦労性: from what i looked up it points to someone who worries about the smallest detail, hence worrywart. maybe there's a word that's more fitting, but i couldnt think of anything else atm
2: 桜霞の世界: 桜 is sakura, 霞 is mist/haze. using mist made it sound like a perfume in my head, so haze. sakura haze didn't really sound good either, so flower haze.
3. from what i often see, 海月 is usually read kurage (jellyfish), but i also saw kaigetsu and midzuki on google, so i'm not entirely sure which reading they're using.
4. 腹の底が見えにくく: when it's hard to see what someone's actually thinking/feeling. saw some synonyms on weblio and one of them was 本心を見せない。highlighting the 見せない part, which to me feel intentional, hence secretiveness.
5. creative liberty. og line was: その身を委ねておいで. i was trying to make kiyomori sounds less uptight than yoritomo
6. i just cannot, for the life of me, wrap my head around the concept of 残酷な気分. like, how does that even feel???? from what i've seen 残酷, depending on context, can be cruel, brutal, ruthless, etc. but i thought writing "feeling cruel/ruthless" just doesnt translate well in english? then i tried to show it through action, so uhh hopefully you can feel his ruthlessness?
8. what i heard was 今後は私も、あなたと不思議な縁を感じながら、芋を食べるのかもしれません. but i felt like i couldnt quite hear what he was saying, especially at the 芋を食べる part. and then i remembered how kanetsugu (haruka7, counselor? of the uesugi clan) had a thing for like rice? and its production?? so i went on google and looked up 「上杉謙信 芋」 😂 found some articles that said ramie fibers (青苧) might be his source of income, but apparently that still haven't been proven yet? and that wasnt really related to what i was looking up, so 😅
also looked up 「上杉謙信 じゃがいも」and 「上杉謙信 さつまいも」jic (bcs いも just wasnt clear enough) and found out he held a feast before battles to pray for victory? one of the dish is called 串芋 and it used taro? so maybe he *was* just talking about eating taro??
9-10. creative liberties.
11. if i didn't mishear anything, he's saying: 神子さん、受け入れがたい条件かもしれないが、一つ言っておく。命と正面から向き合うな。潰れるぞ. am a bit unsure about the 命と向き合う part
12. there's a lot of thought behind this choice, so bear with me for a sec. original word is 朝幕, and google search showed that it refers to imperial-shogunal relationship. doesn't really sound nice for a world name. if we break down the word, 朝 (asa/chou) means morning, and 幕 (tobari/maku,baku) means curtain. according to a yahoo answer, "tobari" is usually used to depict something that you use to cover something else so you can no longer see what's behind it, so it's more synonymous with night. searching up 朝のとばり led me to fgo's oberon noble phantasm, which didn't really help lol.
"maku" can mean acts (in a play) or end of said act. i was going to use the 2nd meaning (since bakumatsu was also the end of the tokugawa shogunate), but i just couldn't think of a word. end of morning would be noon, which is just ???? for a name. but curtains can also raise, which would show the beginning of something. and what's the word that shows the start of a morning? dawn, daybreak, etc. i just happened to really like the word daybreak lol
13 & 14. creative liberty. i'm trying to make him sound like a military man, but i uhhhh may or may not have made him sound more aggressive than he actually is??? but he does sound cold/gruff in his lines so??
15. og line: ちょっとした戯れだ。上官の腕を振りほどくなんて真似はするなよ。just a guess, i think theyre on a mission which required akari to be holding his hand/arm (like a couple)???? and hes probably flirting with her?? and she's flustered??? idk man. BUTTT he said it in a much lighter tone than the first two lines so it's all in good spirit?? hopefully???????????
16. strange, but not in a bad way? more in the 不思議, unknown kinda vibe?
17. they're using a more archaic? version of "you", 汝. not fluent in shakespearean english so i'm just using the usual "you" here.
18. 炎を操る: controlling/manipulating flame, hence pyrokinetic. could be pyromancer too tbh. was going to use "flame-manipulating invader" bcs i saw a yugioh card called flame manipulator lmao, but it felt too mouthful to say.
[Ryuumiko] Perm Cards - Blazing Flame & Daybreak World (2/?)
so i actually already posted this on my wordpress a few days ago and just uhhh kinda forgot i have to cross post this on tumblr. ryuumiko also just dropped a new trial and i reeeeeally want to talk about it but i feel like i have to post this one first.
as usual, card skills translation, tl's note, and usability of the cards are under the cut. hope you find it useful!
some things you might want to know before reading the cards skill:
- The card stats are HP, ATK, PDEF (physical def), SDEF (spiritual def), ACC, EVA, CRIT, and SPD. Stats differ based on the card’s level, equipment used, player level, affection level, level of dragon god’s protection, and the level of the facilities in the dragon palace.
- There are 5 types of cards: Attack, Guard, Support, Sabotage, and Heal. The skills differ depending on what type the card is.
- There are 2 types of range: close and long ranged cards. Close ranged cards attack the enemies in the front row. Long ranged cards attack the enemies in the back row.
- There are 5 elements: wood (blue), earth (yellow), water (grey), fire (red), metal (green). Not only is this lore-important, it also affects the battle heavily. Each of these elements is strong against one element and weak against another. Generally speaking, it goes like this: wood > earth > water > fire > metal > wood (with > meaning stronger).
For example, wood is strong against earth but weak against metal. When you use wood against earth enemies, you deal more damage and receive less damage. The reverse happens when you use wood against metal enemies.
- The multiplier in the divine skill might differ depending on your progression of the character’s route. If you’ve calmed the rampaging god in said route, the divine skill will be awakened and become more powerful. In this post, the one written inside the [bracket] is the awakened multiplier.
Blazing Flame World
Uesugi Kenshin
Protected by Bishamonten
Close ranged | Attack | Wood
Normal Skill (Attack: Lowest PDEF First | Activation Interval: Somewhat Short)
> Performs physical attack (250% ATK) on an enemy with the lowest PDEF 2 times. When hitting an enemy with lower SDEF than self, decreases target’s SDEF by 50% for 2 turns.
Special Skill: None
Divine Skill: Spirit Blade of Eradication • Bishamonten [Awakened]
> Raises own’s ATK by 30% for 2 turns and performs physical attack (300% [350%] ATK) on an enemy with the lowest PDEF 2 times.
Snowscape Reflected on the Cup
Long ranged | Guard | Water
Normal Skill (Attack: ATK Based | Activation Interval: Somewhat Long)
> Performs spiritual attack (250% ATK) on an enemy with the lowest ATK 2 times. After attack, raises SDEF of all back row allies by 150% for 2 turns.
Special Skill: SDEF UP • Back Row
> When placed in back row, raises own’s SDEF by 3%.
Divine Skill: Spirit Blade of Eradication • Snowscape [Awakened]
> Performs spiritual attack (300% [350%] ATK) on an enemy with the lowest ATK 2 times. After attack, applies Rage on self for 2 turns.
Rage: Changes the enemy’s attack target to self.
What Blooms in a Pure Heart
Close ranged | Attack | Wood
Normal Skill (Attack: Lowest HP First | Activation Interval: Somewhat Long)
> Performs spiritual attack (250% ATK) on an enemy with the lowest HP 2 times.
Special Skill: SDEF UP • Back Row
> At battle start, raises SDEF of all allies in back row by 3%.
Divine Skill: Spirit Blade of Eradication • Heart [Awakened]
> Performs spiritual attack (300% [350%] ATK) on an enemy with the lowest HP 2 times. When hitting an enemy with lower SDEF than self, raises own’s ATK by 30% for 2 turns.
> Performs physical attack (180% ATK) on 3 random enemies. When hitting an enemy with lower ATK than self, raises ATK of all allies by 20% for 2 turns.
Special Skill: ATK UP • On Attack
> When hitting an enemy with current HP higher than self, raises own’s ATK by 2%.
> Performs spiritual attack (220% ATK) on a random enemy 3 times. After attack, restores HP equal to 20% caster’s ATK to an ally with the lowest HP.
Special Skill: Max HP UP • Front Row
> When placed in front row, raises own’s Max HP by 2%.
Divine Skill: Fall of the Radiant Star • Loyalist [Awakened]
> Performs spiritual attack (260% [310%] ATK) on a random enemy 3 times. After attack, restores HP equal to 20% caster’s ATK to all allies.
Hijikata Toshizou
Leader of the Bakufu Army
Close ranged | Support | Earth
Normal Skill (Random Attack: 1 Enemy | Activation Interval: Standard)
> Raises ATK of 2 cards (either self or allies on both sides of self) by 10% for 2 turns. Ignores 15% of target’s PDEF. Performs physical attack (600% ATK) on a random enemy.
Special Skill: None
Divine Skill: Amethyst Claw • Leader [Awakened]
> Raises ATK of all front row allies by 30% for 1 turn. Decreases target’s PDEF by 30% for 1 turn. Performs physical attack (720% [770%] ATK) on a random enemy.
> Ignores 30% of target’s SDEF and performs spiritual attack (500% ATK) on a random enemy. After attack, raises PDEF of all allies by 30% for 2 turns.
Special Skill: SDEF UP • Front Row
> When placed in front row, raises own’s SDEF by 3%.
Divine Skill: Amethyst Claw • Offense and Defense [Awakened]
> Raises PDEF of all front row allies by 50% for 2 turns and performs spiritual attack (600% [650%] ATK) on a random enemy. After attack, applies Rage on self for 2 turns.
> Increases own’s ATK by 30% and performs physical attack (720% [770%] ATK) on a random enemy.
Translator’s Note
- Katsura’s Master of Schemes was originally 上目遣いの熟達者. From what I read, 上目遣い doesn’t only give a “cute” vibe, but sometimes also giving “calculating”, which is why I decided on using “schemes”.
- Skill description and multipliers are either taken from the game or from the jp fanmade wiki.
- Why is there “raise” and “increase”? Well, they use different kanji, with “raise” being 上昇 and “increase” being 増加. I’m guessing it has something to do with the damage calculation.
Thoughts About the Cards
For context, I’m an F2P player who played since release. Cards I have at Lv200 are Yoritomo’s White Wings & Guardian, Kenshin’s Bishamonten, and Katsura’s Learning. Unfortunately, I’m still missing Yoritomo’s Azuma Ichige and Saeki’s Cat Search. I have the rest of the cards but their progression varied. With that in mind, here are my thoughts about the cards:
For damage dealing purposes, my most used cards are Yoritomo’s White Wings & Guardian and Katsura’s Learning. They work well not just against enemies they’re stronger to, but also against enemies they’re neutral to. They’re also great for clearing out mobs since their skill is a multi-hit one. The downside is that the multi-hit causes the enemy’s skill gauge to charge faster.
To avoid this, single-hit attacker works wonders. Because of the PDEF ignore, Hijikata’s Leader does a really good job dealing damage, especially when critical. Theoretically, Intoxicated Saeki and Carrot-and-Stick Hijikata would work well too, but I don’t have them at a high enough level to be using/testing them. If you want to make your damage dealer do a critical hit, you can pair them with Saeki’s Cat Search for the CRIT up.
Other options for AoE attacker are Masamune’s Camaraderie & Feast. He still has the same problem as Kiyomori (random target), but he hits more enemies.
Before talking about the Guard cards, one thing you need to know about Ryuumiko’s battle is that it’s limited to 10 turns only. If you don’t finish before 10 turns, you’ll lose, or in Takamagahara’s case, the battle will conclude. Because of this, personally, I only use Guard cards to utilize the Rage status so my damage dealers don’t die. I usually stack EVA up and P/SDEF up for the equipment and well, it works so far? This strategy, however, only works when the enemy’s skill is a single target attack. One thing to note is that Hijikata’s Offense and Defense also has ignore SDEF on his normal skill, so he might be a good alternative for a damage dealer if you really don’t have any other cards.
Lastly, our one and only healer card in the perm set, Katsura’s Loyalist. With the same reason as the above, I just find it much easier to just deal as much damage as I can to end the battle faster. Offense is the best defense, and all that. The other reason is that I only have him at Lv120, so he’s really just not strong enough to be put in my daily roster. If you’re in a pinch, he’s a decent healer though.
hello, would you look at that, it's almost ryuumiko's half anniversary! there'll be a livestream (5/21, 8pm jst) talking about it!
seiyuus that will be in the livestream:
- toya kikunosuke (kiyomori)
- masuyama takeaki (kenshin)
- kijima ryuuichi (masamune)
- suzuki yuuto (katsura)
there will also be a countdown login bonus and a RERUN banner!
the login bonus will start from 5/21 00:00 until 5/27 23:59
and the rerun banner will start from 5/21 00:00 until 6/25 23:59. that's like more than a month???? there's no announcement of which cards will be in the rerun banner yet, but judging from the pic below, i think it's safe to assume that this set of lim SSRs would be in it
so uhh, prepare your crystals, i guess? and good luck to all of us!
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Miko of the Dragon Palace Livestream Recap (4/6)
it's still 6th april where i'm from so happy anniversary to the harukanaru toki no naka de franchise! to celebrate, ryuumiko is having the usual livestream and there are a bunch of announcements! you can watch the livestream here. the recap will be below the cut. hope you enjoy it!
today's host is suzuki yuuto (katsura's va) and miura katsuyuki (yoritomo's va). in the opening they're having some small talks, like the haruka matsuri last month and the april fools joke in ryuumiko. they also touched on yorihisa's event for a bit before suddenly the background changed and an unknown voice started talking.
after that the hosts called out to the owner of the mysterious voice and it turns out to be the watanuki ryuunosuke, the voice actor for saeki masanaga!
and as you probably already guessed, that means saeki becomes romanceable as a new hachiyou in ryuumiko! he'll become playable tomorrow (4/7) after the maintenance at 13.00 JST.
quick intro to masanaga
yuuto pointed out how onmyouji showed up pretty often in haruka, and then asked watanuki how acting as saeki was like. according to watanuki, the miko suddenly showing up being able to do the stuffs that usually only he could do became a threat to his position and also his identity. in the early parts of saeki's route, saeki was complaining and muttering to himself about it.
watanuki said he was having fun during the recording. apparently saeki's lines tends to have a lot of boke (as you can see during his entrance scene earlier in the livestream). yuuto commented on how it's a nice change in the hachiyou lineup, since it's rare that a hachiyou is introduced with a funny aspect right from the start. miura chimed in with how it'd be interesting to see the gap/switch once the miko and saeki get closer.
yuuto asked what miura thought of saeki and his appeal. miura's answer is the おもしろおじさん😂 when he first got his script and read about saeki, he thought that saeki was very gloomy, but on the other hand his loyalty for yoritomo was also really strong. he also mentioned that he likes saeki as a character.
moving on, they showed a clip of saeki & the miko's encounter (i definitely recommend watching this part bcs he's just too funny 😂 i'd probably record it too and post it here but idk). they also gave us 3 voice clips of saeki's reaction when:
- yoritomo said to the miko that he's expecting good things from her
- when the miko smiled and said yoroshiku to saeki
- when saeki saw the miko talking to hojo munetoki
in the next part, they showed us saeki's home screen line and his first chat. the hosts were commenting on how long saeki's messages are, and how it looked like he was so proud of himself for being able to send a text message
watanuki was like, i just want them to get along asap lol
there's also a clip of the 神気注入!
turned out it was also the first time the hosts saw it so obviously yuuto was fanboying lol.
announcements:
- saeki's perm ssrs
- free 10x gacha ticket (flower haze)
- login bonus, exchange shop
- new tryst in reverie theme, charas that will show up: yoritomo, kenshin, katsura, hijikata
- follow & retweet campaign
- saeki's merch
- haruka matsuri 2026 blu ray
- ryuumiko gratte
next section is a new corner where they talk about ryuumiko's gameplay. this time they're explaining how to set up teams for battles (lowkey needed bcs all this time i've always used auto lmao).
the last section is them reading fans' messages. two of the messages (that miura read lmao) talked about how they wanted to hear yoritomo do a rap bcs of tryst in reverie's theme in march. yuuto also added to the fire by asking (paraphrased) "does that mean yoritomo's character song will have rap in it?"😂 miura ended up just saying "that depends on the adults (staff)"
So, Ryuumiko has this thing where Tamaki will make a post on the かわら版 to celebrate that day. Since today is March 14th in Japan, that means today is White Day! Here's today's post:
Tamaki: Today is "White Day"! It's a day where you can return the presents from "Valentine's Day".
Brother Urchin: R-really?! I got a gift from my sister but I haven't prepared anything...😭
Sister Urchin: Brother, I'd love the hair ornament that's been popular lately in the general store🩷
Katsura: Hmm, so hair ornaments are popular. I'll go look for one that suits the Miko🙆
Masamune: I already prepared mine. Looks like I'm going to be the first one to give her a present.
Yoritomo: I saw Master Hijikata and Takosuke talking not too long ago... I wonder if they're also talking about presents?
Hijikata: I was just making small talks with that octopus. Not everything I talk about has to be about the Miko, no?
Kenshin: You and a spirit having a small talk... I find that somewhat difficult to believe.
Kiyomori: Oh my, what a predicament to have such worthy rivals. Well, I'll be off and look for our beautiful lady.
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and that's it! idk about you but i find yoritomo & kenshin ganging up against hijikata very funny 😂
so hinoe's update is live and i just hdhsjskskknd cryingggggg 😭😭😭😭😭 hinoe isnt even that high on my list but seeing him move and talk in the year 2026?????? just makes me emotional 😭😭 AND THE MUSICCCCC THEYRE USING HARUKA3 BGM IM SOBBING 😭😭😭😭😭
