Mikey and Takemichi are so Clancy and Torchbearer coded. Love their friendship so much.
This edit is dedicated to all Tokyo Revengers enjoyers who keep the fandom alive, and The Clique ❤️
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Mikey and Takemichi are so Clancy and Torchbearer coded. Love their friendship so much.
This edit is dedicated to all Tokyo Revengers enjoyers who keep the fandom alive, and The Clique ❤️
🎧: Twenty One Pilots - Drag Path
Maki Zenin (JJK) x Rosalia - Porcelana
I'll give up my beauty Before you ruin it You think I'm a weirdo? It's a gift I was born with I'm the Queen of Chaos Because that's what God decided
I mean, do I even have to explain why I chose this song for an edit?
Moses never reached the Promised Land
But like it’s said in another great song of another great band, “intentions will set you free”.
This one is for Rue. She did try. So I decided to honor her fight with one of my favorite Linkin Park songs. And special thanks to Ali. Their relationship is very special to me.
Mother Mary shots
Never have I known how close love and hate are than when I think of you and realize you deserve neither
I have a lot of questions, but visuals and transitions are amazing.
Here are my favs 🌔
Accent on the background
The balance
Transition
FKA Twigs my diva. And transition with a match. Classics
The best scene imo
This was dramatic
FMAB x Twenty One Pilots "Center Mass"
My second edit. A little character study with the music of my favorite band. The first time I watched Fullmetal Alchemist was more than 10 years ago. Since then, I rewatch it from time to time. I think this anime really shaped me.
It's also interesting how it ages as fine wine. As I get older, I start to appreciate more details and feel deeper.
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Okay, soooo I finished watching Steins;Gate in February. Time Is Running Out is my first favorite Muse song. And it just clicked.
It's my 3rd edit, and I think my best one, at least for now. Still a lot to learn.
Unpopular opinion on tokyorev which is probably gonna make me dig my own grave .....
TW: Gonna be my own headcanon or own interpretation) I love all characters in the show, I just need to yap idc if you guys feel offended. I apologise in advance ( why would you take someone like me seriously lol anyway it's midnight thoughts) spoiler alert: many of the characters or stuff haven't been animated yet
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Deserted Island from Hiromu Arakawa (also known as the “Royai is Canon!” comic 😂😂😂). Comic obtained by Robi/kachouhuugetsu.
This is a bookmark from the 20th Anniversary exhibition.
For more translations, go to bit.ly/PeartatoDraws.
All translations are done with the knowledge and consent of the artist (in this case the original user that got the bookmark)
My Current List of FMA Analyses (more in drafts coming soon)
Posted for an anon friend who wanted to read through my FMA analyses. Thank you so much! I have several large FMA analysis projects in my drafts ongoing, and am always VERY happy to receive new prompts and discussion points!
FMA 2003 First Runthrough Thoughts (note: contains criticism)
Roy Mustang Character Meme
Why I recommend FMAB to everyone
Why Mustang’s Gate of Truth has Flame Alchemy and why Father’s is blank: seeing how character choices influence their door’s design
Why Arakawa chose Riza Hawkeye to bear the Flame Alchemy tattoo but not be an alchemist herself (Part 1 in series of 3)
Riza’s relationship with her father, why he gave her the tattoo, and why he never taught her his research (Part 2 in series of 3)
Madame Christmas’ information dealing, Mustang’s upbringing, and how this relates to why he entered the military (Part 3 in series of 3)
Comparing Ryuukou Mouten and Roy Mustang’s character designs
Mustang’s “uselessness” with Flame Alchemy and his knowledge of other alchemical fields (Part 1 of 2)
If Mustang was the youngest State Alchemist before Ed. How Mustang memorized non-Flame Alchemy transmutations for years (Part 2 of 2)
When we’re alone the colonel calls me Riza
FMAB’s subtle glamorization of characters. An analysis of Maes Hughes’ dark imperfections. And looking at how Hughes and Mustang cope differently during Ishval (Part 1 of 2)
The balance of FMAB softening material but still maintaining integrity to morally complex characters and lessons (Part 2 of 2)
A few reasons it can be fun to pay attention to small details in the FMA manga
Why Royai is objectively canon
Roy and Riza don’t have a secret relationship
Whoooooopsies I forgot a few! (of course I did)
First viewing Fullmetal Alchemist Live Action thoughts: Casting and acting. Setting and scenery. Special effects. Character portrayal. (Part 1 of 2) Some of my thoughts have changed since this post.
First viewing Fullmetal Alchemist Live Action thoughts: Plot. Capturing FMA’s heart. My favorite things. Concluding thoughts. (Part 2 of 2)
Modern!AU Mustang would be a millennial decently up-to-date with slang and internet trends
Some casual yakking about the manga with a first time reader [1] [2]
Ah yes, Team Mustang (not exactly an analysis, but whatevs XD)
Follow-up expanded list of Team Mustang shenanigans
Alright, so I finished all the story branches from the FMA mobile Valentine's event, and I've compiled a summary/translation. Now let me preface with this: I do not know Japanese. I can read katakana, hiragana, and a handful of kanji, and I know basic sentence structure. So 99% of this is from Google Translate, and it may not be 100% accurate. It is long. I included some screenshots. With that being said, the summary is under the cut.
Chapter 1
It seems to be a dream sequence. There's this novel called Two Phantom Thieves that has become a sensation across Amestris, and everyone, including Roy Mustang, is reading it. He falls asleep while doing paperwork and imagines himself and Hawkeye as the titular thieves. It seems they have a rivalry, always hunting the same treasure. On their latest heist, they are caught in a trap set by Detective Hughes (with Havoc and Breda on his squad), and instead of fighting for the treasure, they have to work together to escape.
After escaping, Phantom Thief M (Roy) asks Phantom Thief H (Riza) to look at the moon with him and chat for awhile. She expresses her gratitude that their combined effort allowed her to escape. Roy says something along the lines of "We work well together. If we joined up, we could steal any treasure in the world." Riza is not keen on the idea. Apparently, she steals for the poor, while Roy steals for the wealth and fame. He says he has higher goals than wealth and fame and wants to change things from the top. Riza is surprised at the idealism and asks if he really thinks he can do it. He says he would tell her all about it, but the police are coming. Riza remarks that he seems different than usual, but regardless, next time the treasure is hers. She leaves and Roy has a moment where he reflects on her true identity and decides to have some fun with it.
The next scene shows that the Phantom Thieves have day jobs as reporters for the very same newspaper (return of glasses!Riza here). Their boss wants them to cover an event featuring the Eternal Chocolate Heart, but the viewing is only open to couples. Their assignment is to pose as lovers in order to write an article about the treasure. There is also something about alchemical research being revealed at the party and a competition for the alchemists to win the heart or something like that. Set up for the fighting portion of the event. It’s said that whoever touches the heart will be blessed with eternal love. Roy thinks to himself that this will be his next treasure hunt as Phantom Thief M.
Chapter 2
Reporters Mustang and Hawkeye arrive at the party, which is being hosted by Alex and Catherine at the Armstrong mansion. Hawkeye is holding Mustang’s arm stiffly, going over the type of information that they need for their article. Mustang says something like, “I know we’re just acting, but if you don’t seem a little more natural, they’ll find out we’re not a couple.” She ignores that and continues observing the situation.
Detectives Havoc and Breda are there, chatting with Catherine. Detective Hughes is also present with Gracia and Elycia. Hughes wants to get the Eternal Chocolate Heart for his daughter.
Armstrong gathers everyone and reveals the Eternal Chocolate Heart on a small table in the middle of the room, explaining that it has been imbued with alchemy. It’s divided into 4 pieces, and he says whoever eats one will be granted some kind of power, which works best when shared between two people. For that reason, they’ll be giving it as a prize to one of the couples tonight.
On the table, Armstrong is shocked to find that there are two envelopes: a pink one with the letter H and a blue one with the letter M. Notices from the Phantom Thieves. Armstrong then announces that if the thieves are here, stealing isn’t necessary. He invites them to join the competition as well. Mustang thinks to himself that it may be better to just do it fair and square.
Then the chocolate at the center of the table… disappears? Idk this part is a little unclear. Regardless, it was a decoy. The real chocolate is hidden in a labyrinth under the mansion. The winner will be whichever couple successfully recovers the chocolate.
Riza pretends to be dizzy, presumably so she can get away from Mustang and transform into the Phantom Thief. Roy also dons his disguise during this time.
In the fight sequence, the Phantom Thieves have appeared again, and Detective Hughes and his squad are all over the place. They agree to join up again and manage to lose them.
Chapter 3
Another couple at the party, Bard and Emma, have progressed a little further and are in the gardens, but there’s a puzzle they can’t solve. They hide and try to let someone else figure out the mechanism instead.
Roy shows up and notices Riza has escaped to the same place as him. Annoyed, she says she was just about to stop him with her bullet. Roy flirts and says something like “I wish I had the time to celebrate our reunion.” Riza says she’s got some information to share: they’ll have to solve the mystery together to progress, but “We’re only working together for now! The chocolate is still mine.” Roy notes that the chocolate is in four pieces, and they could just share it. But Riza says that only half of the chocolate isn’t worth as much, and she needs to help as many poor people as she can. Roy agrees, and the matter is dropped as they solve the puzzles.
They notice Bard and Emma are following them. The story branches slightly here depending on player choice:
3A: Pursue Emma and Bard
This leads to a small fight sequence. Emma wants to get the treasure before the Phantom Thieves to ridicule them. After they run away, Riza looks pensive. Roy asks what’s bothering her. She says, “Nothing, I was just wondering if I could use them to get one up on you somehow.” Roy says “Well I’ll just continue to keep my guard up…”
3B: Ignore Them
Nothing really happens during this option. They get through the puzzle and Riza makes some remark about getting the treasure before Roy.
The different paths lead to slightly different versions of chapter 4.
Chapter 4-1 (Choose option 3A)
Mustang and Hawkeye are getting closer to the center of the labyrinth. They seem to be the first ones to get this far. Bard and Emma come up on them again. Mustang asks if Hawkeye is going to launch a surprise attack on him after helping her solve the mystery (?? I think. This could be directed at Bard and Emma). She says “I’ll watch your back. You focus on solving the puzzle.”
Roy goes through the puzzle (following a rabbit through the right flowers). Bard and Emma followed again. Now Bard wants to fight, but they are overwhelmed by the Phantom Thieves' synergy. Bard decides to fight another time and runs.
Chapter 4-2 (Choose option 3B)
Bard and Emma have reached this point of the labyrinth before Roy and Riza. They are apparently not very good at puzzles and are lost again. They decide to hide again and let someone else figure it out. Roy and Riza arrive on the scene and chase the rabbit together this time. They arrive at the center of the labyrinth and note that it is eerily quiet and that it shouldn’t have been this easy.
Bard and Emma launch a surprise attack. Roy says, “They seem to be quite skilled. Can I trust you with my back?” Riza says “It’s an honor to have your trust. Let’s win this.” Bard and Emma are overwhelmed by their synergy and run to fight another time.
In either path, the chapter ends by cutting to Detective Hughes with his family. They hear the fighting, so Hughes goes ahead of them to secure the path. He wants to catch the Phantom Thieves and get the chocolate for Elycia.
Chapter 5
Ngl this bit was a little confusing, so idk how accurate this is.
Hughes, Havoc, and Breda are blocking the next section. As they try to get through, Mustang tells Hawkeye that their only goal is the chocolate, so she should go on ahead. It seems the fight can’t be avoided, so they fight together. Roy remarks that it would do the detectives better to just solve the puzzles rather than try to chase them. Riza points out that Hughes’s family seems to have disappeared. The traps in this next section have tiles that make you teleport to another location.
They agree to truce and work together here. Roy doesn’t like the idea of a small child being all alone.
Chapter 6
Gracia and Elycia were teleported just outside the labyrinth.
Cut to the group inside. The puzzle has a bunch of tiles that all need to be activated. They have to work together. Hughes wishes his family were here to solve it with him. He hears Elycia encourage him from outside the maze somehow??? Riza remarks that she’s just happy his family is safe.
Now that the tiles have been activated, all that’s left are for the 6 remaining tiles to be stepped on at the same time. However, they only have 5 people present. Emma comes out from hiding, saying Bard left because he was sick of losing. Now they have 6. They step on the tiles, and some creatures come out, guarding the chocolate heart that appears in the middle. They all have to fight to reach the treasure.
The ending is determined by which character you let grab the heart.
6-A: Riza gets the heart
Phantom Thief H reaches the heart first, announcing her victory, but Phantom Thief M pulls some trick and manages to snatch it. He says it’s not over yet. They can still catch him as he escapes from the labyrinth.
6-B: Roy gets the heart
Roy says, “The treasure is mine, Phantom Thief H. With this, I can reach the top.” He starts posturing, announcing to everyone that he got the heart. He says it’s not over yet. They can still catch him as he escapes from the labyrinth.
6-C: Any other character gets the heart
Exactly the same as 6-A, but replace Phantom Thief H with Hughes, Havoc, Breda, or Emma.
On a high balcony, Alex and Catherine are watching. Catherine says it’s finally her turn.
The story’s final ending is determined by your choice in this chapter.
Chapter 7
Roy is running away, noting that the party started at night, but it’s already dawn. As he is escaping, he falls into Bard’s trap, where he was waiting for the winner. He releases poison gas, disabling Roy. The fight sequence is against multiple Hugheses, caused by Roy’s confusion from the poisoning.
Riza runs onto the scene and says she can’t let her partner lose to such cowardly tricks and helps him. Roy asks why she doesn’t just take the chocolate and run. She says she doesn’t want to win with dirty tactics and wants to beat him fair and square.
Catherine appears and determines that the bond between them is real (???) and leads them to the exit. Alex declares the Phantom Thieves as the winners as they emerge, but Roy is still affected by the poison, being supported by Riza. He mentions that the chocolate has the power of healing as well.
Riza lays Roy across her lap on a bench as she feeds him the chocolate.
Havoc, Breda, and Hughes wonder what they were fighting for to begin with or something and says they all worked together to solve the mystery.
Catherine and Alex talk about their intention with the chocolate. Apparently it was designed to make people work together, which is why she held the tournament.
Meanwhile, the chocolate seems to have worked. Mustang says “I feel a lot better. Thank you for your help, Phantom Thief H… or should I say, my colleague, Ms. Hawkeye?” Hawkeye grits her teeth but doesn’t say anything. He asks again if she will be his partner. He says if they work together, they can change the world. “After challenging the labyrinth with you and being rescued so many times, I’m convinced.” Hawkeye still doesn’t give an answer. He says not to rush. She can give him the answer soon.
Cut to Catherine and Alex again. She says the effects of the chocolate are maximized between two people with a particularly strong bond, which was proven by the Phantom Thieves. Alex says something like, “Too bad it only lasts 15 minutes…” lol. Hughes snaps out of it and shouts, “What the hell am I doing?!”
Back in reality, Mustang is woken up at his desk by Lieutenant Hawkeye. She says he must have been dreaming, since he was stirring and making noise in his sleep.
Roy tells her about the dream he had.
Chapter 7-1 (Choose option 6-A)
He says, at the end of the dream, they were able to escape from their pursuers after a fierce battle. It cuts back to the dream sequence.
Phantom Thief M and Phantom Thief H are overlooking the grounds where the chocolate was. Mustang remarks that the chocolate makes people want to join hands together. He says he wants to give Hawkeye the rest of the chocolate. She is a bit skeptical. He says it’s so that he can “join hands with her” and he asks for her to be his partner again. She says that they were only allies temporarily for the competition, and their rivalry stands. She says instead of relying on chocolate to steal her heart, he should try stealing it with his own hands. Roy says he seems to have decided his next target.
Cut back to the real world. (biiiiig question mark about all of this:) Hawkeye remarks that she can’t believe he gave away all the chocolate in the end, but that sounds like him after all. Roy says that his rival was one step ahead a few times (?????), and a woman’s heart is deeper than the sea. Hawkeye says, “Even so, I’m intrigued by the novel that inspired that dream. I might find time to read it.”
Chapter 7-2 (Choose option 6-B)
He says, at the end of the dream, they were able to escape from their pursuers after a fierce battle. It cuts back to the dream sequence.
Phantom Thief M gives Phantom Thief H part of the chocolate. She asks why he would give her some when he was the one who won. He says, “If it’s mine, then half is yours, since you’re my partner.” She says she never gave him an answer. He replies, “But you’re here now. Can I still expect to see you by the beautiful moon?” (not 100% on that translation either) They hold hands in the moonlight.
Cut back to the real world. Hawkeye says that they have to continue to work hard to reach their goal, and she will continue to watch Mustang’s back. “Even so, I’m intrigued by the novel that inspired that dream. I might find time to read it.”
Chapter 7-3 (Choose option 6-C)
He says, at the end of the dream, Hawkeye escaped under the cover of heavy rain, but he was caught by Detective Hughes, who was chasing him. It cuts back to the dream sequence.
Mustang is being apprehended by Hughes while Hawkeye looks on from atop a tall building. She says that even though he may be a perfect phantom thief, his only weakness is water. All this heavy rain was just bad luck. She then says, “It’s sad that there’s no one left to compete with, but I’ll make your dreams come true some day.”
Cut back to the real world. Hawkeye says, “Even in your dreams, you’re useless on rainy days. What a shame.” Mustang says, “Don’t look at me with such pity, Lieutenant…” Hawkeye then says, “Even so, I’m intrigued by the novel that inspired that dream. I might find time to read it.”
END
Why Royai is Objectively Canon
I love this topic so much and had to enthusiastically yak about it. I’m also nervous making this post… but you know what? Life’s too short to not talk Royai. I said about a week ago that I’d write a post demonstrating why canon material presents romantic Royai as objectively canon. Haha, I don’t believe this is Royai shippers perceiving skewed information for what we want! ^.^
For my perspective, I’m someone who tends not to be drawn to romantic ships, canon or fanon. I rarely ship and I’m almost never gungho about ships. I’m aroace and I find the greatest celebrations in familial platonic and familial relationships. Those are the things I emphasize and look into in my own fictional fixations. I’m slightly cynical by nature that authors intend a close relationship to be implicitly, implied romantic unless there’s obvious sign posts demonstrating that. I’m more likely to argue something implicit isn’t romantic rather than argue it is, honestly. Even if I find myself shipping something (and I do hardcore ship Royai), I keep a strong distinction between what’s canon and what’s fanon, and I don’t care if my ships become canon or not. It doesn’t mean I’m without my bias, but hopefully this gives everyone an angle on what my biases or not are.
Regardless, I firmly believe that Hiromu Arakawa - and in fact every iteration of the FMA franchise - intends Royai to be perceived as romantic interest. It’s written subtly at times, but it’s written intentionally.
Some points I make below will be more objective, undeniable, concrete proofs than others. For each section I’m writing, I’m (generally) putting the strongest, most concrete evidence on top, alongside asterisks to say that this is a VERY important point. But my list also includes minor moments that on their own wouldn’t “prove” Royai. However, in the context of everything else, they provide a gestalt understanding of how Royai interact and are intentionally written/drawn throughout the franchise and especially the manga/FMAB.
I could honestly write essays over EVERY bullet point on this list, but I’ll restrain myself. Yes, this long post is me actually restraining myself. XD
A BRIEF STARTING ESSAY SUMMARIZING KEY POINTS
Grumman, who’s rather keen in sensing motivation, suggests Roy marry his granddaughter, Riza. Roy’s foster mother Chris suggests that Roy should “play with Elizabeth” when he’s feeling blue. When Roy says another man takes Elizabeth-chan away from him, Vanessa asks if this means Roy’s now romantically available - indicating that Riza is where Roy’s romantic interests lie. In fact, both Roy and Riza demonstrate occasional moments of jealousy when someone shows romantic interest in the other. Roy gets disproportionately defensive when Barry hits on Riza. Riza, meanwhile, tries to sabotage one of Roy’s dates by overloading him with paperwork. When she fails to prevent the date, she goes to the shooting range to noticeably vent, catching both Falman and Fuery’s attention for her abnormal behavior.
Royai tend to use formal language to one another, Riza almost exclusively addressing Mustang as「 大佐 」 (colonel). Roy makes sure to put in「 中尉 」 (lieutenant) lots amidst various second-person pronouns. However, when both are emotionally vulnerable and speaking from their heart about each other, like when Riza thinks she might have to shoot Roy, they drop formalities. Roy then never calls her “lieutenant,” instead exclusively uses a term that can be endearing and affectionate, 「 君 」, and uses this word when he says, “I can’t afford to lose you.” Riza, even more tellingly, calls Mustang 「あなた」- something she never calls him in formal situations - an affectionate term wives use to call their husbands.
The body language and facial expressions Royai give each other is notably different from how they interact with family and close friends. Mustang isn’t someone who engages in much physical contact, be it with his aunt or his best friend Hughes. He sometimes appears irritated if Hughes hops in for an arm around the shoulder. Riza in turn doesn’t reach out for notable physical contact with Rebecca or other friends. But the look of affection Roy gives when Riza is injured in his arms and he realizes she’s safe… is a look he gives no one else. He cradles her and embraces her so tightly that Mei has to remind him Riza’s still injured. When Mustang loses his eyesight, he doesn’t just grab Riza’s hand to get some navigation guidance… but manages to sling his arm around her shoulder. And while it makes sense for Hawkeye to hold onto him in the final fight to keep him oriented, there is a certain level of intimacy to not just holding him by the shoulder, but putting her hand on his chest, too.
Royai demonstrate extreme closeness for one another and preference for the other above all else. Romance doesn’t have to be your closest relationship, but the fact that Royai are so emotionally close only adds support to the rest of my points. Riza would be devastated at the thought of losing Mustang, so much she starts crying and gives up on life in “Death of the Undying,” and then in “Beyond the Inferno” says she’d kill herself alongside Mustang. Roy, in turn, has traumatic flashbacks imagining that Hawkeye might get killed by Gluttony, and is so frantic about her health in “Lost Light” that he is oblivious to an enemy almost attacking and killing him from the back. Mustang even admits to Bradley that he almost risked his physical health and the entire country’s safety… because he wanted to do human transmutation to save Hawkeye’s life. He would risk all that for one special woman.
Multiple characters beyond Chris Mustang, Grumman, and Vanessa indicate that they know Royai is close. Envy immediately believes Riza when she suggests she and Mustang are intimate. The gold-toothed alchemist and Bradley both know that Riza is the specific way to get to Roy’s heart. And throughout the story, Royai is written as a parallel point to Edwin. Riza tells Winry that she sticks with the military in support of one man, which helps give Winry the resolution to support the own man she loves. Riza understands Ed’s desire to protect Winry - a woman Riza knows Ed loves - because Riza, too, has someone dear she needs to protect. Everything from in-story parallels to official art often put Edwin and Royai as counters to each other.
An oft-quoted interview with Hiromu Arakawa published in the thing manga art book has the writer answering a question of why Royai aren’t married. If they weren’t romantically inclined, Arakawa would have said that. Instead, she explained that the thing preventing them from joining in matrimony was military anti-fraternization regulations.
Other material outside of what Arakawa wrote herself or was placed in FMAB depict romantic Royai as well. 4Koma Theatre (which Arakawa also drew panels for in Chronicle) contains jokes where Mustang shows attraction to Hawkeye. The 2003 anime ends with Mustang reaching out to Hawkeye’s hair and calling her beautiful, and the two of them sharing smiles in the marketplace that show emotions they’ve given no one else. The 2003 character song “Rainy Day No Thanks” contains extremely flirtatious lines from both - it’s in fact a love song. Hawkeye calls Mustang’s actions “cute” and says she wants to hold him close, while Mustang says Riza is “a sexy lady to escort with a kiss.” Art from Daughter of the Dusk and Conqueror of Shamballa show Riza with her hand on Roy’s arm, much as you would see couples walk down the street. Mustang, sparkling and grinning in flirtation, calls Hawkeye so beautiful she takes words away in Prince of the Dawn, and is rather keen to hold onto a sexy photograph of her in a stunning dress in (I believe) Daughter of the Dusk. Maes Hughes seems rather interested in the idea of Roy and Riza pairing up for a team event in Dream Carnival, and teases them to the point of suggesting he could see them making out - which gets Riza abashed.
All this material combined presents what I believe is a clear case to canon Royai romantic affections, regardless of whether or not you wish to ship it! (and no worries, we can all ship what we please!)
Now, this isn’t about the idea that romance is inherently “closer.” Roy and Riza are clearly close. Familial and platonic bonds can be just as close as romance, though. But the proof that this is coded as implicit romance is clear throughout the franchise, and clearly intended by the creator of the characters herself. So many of these things I mentioned would never be the case if not intended to be romantically coded. Vanessa asking if Riza’s departure means Roy’s now romantically available; Hawkeye sabotaging a date; Riza calling Mustang an affectionate term that’s not familial or platonic in nature; Arakawa herself saying Royai would get married if not for work regulations. Roy and Riza might never be able to act upon romantic interests in one another, but their affections are nevertheless underlyingly romantic.
And now… the list I have. It’s not even anywhere close to comprehensive. But it should more than enough get the point across.
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I love the way the Elric's board of epilogue photos have a personal-looking picture of Black Hayate, his gf and their puppies...
...and then they only have this one official looking photo of Roy and Riza that could have been from a random newspaper clipping.
I choose to believe that Riza only keeps in touch with the Elrics via dog photos. Everything that happens to her and Roy they need to sus out from news stories.
"Dear Riza, Black Hayate has grown so much. thanks for all the pictures. But uhhh what's this we've been hearing about Mustang becoming the new Fuhrer?"
"Dear Riza, We all think it's great that Black Hayate has a new girlfriend. She's very cute. But seriously, did Mustang launch a full-scale war crimes tribunal? Could you maybe reply to this letter with words next time? We're a little scared."
"Dear Riza, The new puppies are very cute. Why have you put yourselves on trial??????"
"Dear Riza, WE GET IT THE PUPPIES ARE CUTE! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU AND MUSTANG DOING PLEADING GUILY ON ALL COUNTS? WHO IS GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY IF YOU DO THIS????"
"Dear Riza, HOW ARE YOU STILL SENDING US PUPPY PHOTOS IN JAIL? WHY DID THEY LET YOU BRING THE DOGS??????"
Ao3 writers are the strongest Avengers
Sanzu Haruchiyo
▶PART 2 : Sanzu & Haruchiyo and Senju
▶PART-1: Sanzu is protecting Mikey
▶PART-3 : Sanzu’ s actions (chapter 256 - 258)
▶PART-4 : Sanzu & Takemichy
(I’m doing this in parts coz I can’t figure out how to put everything together)
I think it’s obvious by now that Sanzu is putting up an act rn of being this mean, loud, evil person right? There’s Sanzu (Mikey’s right hand man) and there’s Haruchiyo (Manjiro’ s childhood friend) just like we have Mikey (under impulses) and Mikey/Manjirou. Sanzu is loud and mean, Haruchiyo is quiet and shy. @nafarsiti wrote an amazing post about how Sanzu was made to protect Haruchiyo. It makes so much sense (its amazing go read it if you haven’t)
But then I thought what if Sanzu was made not to protect Haruchiyo but to protect Mikey/ Manjiro because Haru knows his friend is vulnerable and needs protecting. He is probably the first person who saw the “other side” of his friend and knows the reason as well. He doesn’t seem to see Mikey in a negative light at all. I know it could be a trauma response, his way to cope but up till now there’s nothing ABSOLUTLY NOTHING to suggest that he wants bad for Mikey.
Maybe he started going by Sanzu when he joined Toman (if you read Part-1 then you’ll know I said there’s a chance he joined Toman with the aim to protect Mikey.) Just like there’s Mikey (dark impulses) and Mikey/Manjiro, there’s Sanzu and Haruchiyo. As I said, Sanzu is loud and mean, Haruchiyo is quiet and shy. So Senju’ s older brother, one who asks baji for haircare tips, who formed a bond with Mucho, who loves cheesecakes is Haruchiyo. And the one who killed Mucho, who pledged loyalty to Mikey, the “mad dog" who is willing to go to any extent for Mikey and Bonten’ s no.2 is Sanzu who has buried Haruchiyo deep down coz Haruchiyo is not strong like Sanzu. Haruchiyo can’t kill people like Sanzu. Haruchiyo can’t be mean and talk back to others like Sanzu.
The one who Mikey talks about during the 3D fight to handle the fight was “Haruchiyo” coz some part of Haruchiyo is still here, still alive but the one Mikey addresses to in the Bonten future was “Sanzu” who has been Mikey’s no. 2 for 12 years coz by then Haruchiyo is gone and only Sanzu is left just like Manjiro was completely replaced by “Mikey” (who was only able to come up to ask for help when Takemichy called out for him.)
▶Senju and Haruchiyo
These two chose their “new” names together. While Haruchiyo only changed his surname to Sanzu, Senju not only picked a new surname, Kawaragi, but also changed the kanji in her first name. Her real name is 千壽 which gives the meaning “thousand best wishes or longevity”. Pretty positive right? Definitely something a parent would choose for their kid. But then she changes it to 千咒 which gives the meaning “thousand curses”. A completely negative meaning. Why would she do that?
We know she blames herself for what happened to her brother and Mikey. She thinks she is the reason Haruchiyo turned into whatever he has turned into. Could it be she chose this name coz she thinks of herself as a curse? And will only go back to the original when she realizes it wasn’t her fault? I also thought that since senju changed her name to something she thought she has become maybe Haruchiyo also changed something (some kanji) in his name but there’s no way to find that out.
Coming to their surnames, TBH I’m not sure about the meanings behind their surnames. Haruchiyo’ s name could be in reference to “Sanzu river” and Senju’s surname, Kawaragi, could be for “Sai no Kawara”, riverbed of death. It is the shore of the Sanzu river. These both terms are from Japanese Buddhist mythology which makes me think that Haruchiyo probably chose the name of the river and Senju, who wanted to be next to her brother, chose the name of the riverbed.
▶Sanzu
“三途” Sanzu - literal meaning would be “3rd path/road/method” (Kanji in Takemichi’s name has a similar meaning. 道 (michi) means road/path)
The train part will be in Part -3 but for now just look at this- (all images are from chapter 256 &257)
3 TRAIN TRACKS. We know train and train tracks hold some meaning.
There are 3 tracks with the middle or the 2nd track diverging into the 3rd.
The train was moving on the 2nd one and Sanzu’ s plan was to divert it to the 3rd one. His name means 3rd path, he wanted to turn the train moving on the 2nd track to the 3rd one.
Theory: The tracks show 3 ways. 1st is where no one helped Mikey and Kisaki ruined everything along with the “impulses”. 2nd is the one where Takemichy intervened and removed Kisaki from the picture but failed to save Mikey coz he couldn’t do anything about the “impulses” and 3rd is the one Sanzu is trying to move towards.
More on this in Part-3. Thankyou for reading 💐
Part-1 : Sanzu is protecting Mikey
Part-3 : Sanzu ‘s actions (Chap 256-258)
Google doc with all the tokyo revengers links :
Contains:
- Tokyo revengers manga
-manga spin offs :
- a letter to keisuke baji (ryusei spin off)
-toman founding members spin off
-todai revengers
-The anime seasons 1-3
-chibi rev / ribe
- live action movies (1 & 2)
-official art archive
- character books (1 - 3 - 4)
- the game - pazu ribe Road to world domination
UPDATE :
I've added vlogs of people going to collabs and the exhibitions + official social media's ‼️
Note : most of these are illegal websites and might have dangerous files, I do check these every once in a while but I might miss some. If you have the links to anything missing please send it my way so I can add it 💗