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Okay I've been learning mahjong so @matsu-nomi recc'd I watch Season 1 Episode 21 Skit 1 where the boys play Mahjong. I did my best to explain what I can understand of the game and how the boys play it to her and she thought osotumblr would appreciate this

Enjoy half mahjong explanations and half Oso explanations. I bolded the more Oso related parts in case you already understand Mahjong or something

To start, we see Oso building the two tile high walls and the rolling of two die to determine who is in the East position and the starting dealer- Choro

The short of Mahjong is you're using tiles by both drawing them and taking discarded ones from other players to build a winning hand, and if you have a complete hand you can call Mahjong which ends the round. Hands should be 13 tiles and there are many different winning hands and different Yaku- win conditions to call Mahjong, usually made from different tile combinations (often times pairs or 3 or 4 of a kind, or 3 in a row)- that score you different points. Even if you do not call Mahjong, you can still earn points in the round, or lose them to other players. There are 3 suits- Numbers, Circles/Plates, and Bamboo that are 1-9, and 2 types of Honour tiles- East North South and West Winds, and White Green and Red Dragons. there are four of each tile.

Oso calls Riichi which you declare when you're one tile from victory and you're willing to bet more points on your victory- you place a Riichi 1000 point stick (Tenbou) on the table to show your call and you can only win now by drawing the last tile you need- you cannot take it from another player if it is discarded.

I would love it if they sold Osomatsu Mahjong sets, as we can see the circles/plates have the Osomatsu tree shape in them, and instead of regular Bamboo, Oden is used.

Choro reports Oso is probably going for a Tanpin aka Tanyou+Pinfu. Tanyou- a valid hand with no Terminal tiles- the 1 and 9 of each suit. Pinfu- Hand has no Waits, Melds or Pair Fu. Waits are having 1-2 tiles that need one more for a set- i.e. 4+5 can wait for a 6 or 3, one east waits for a second east, 2+4 waits for a 3 ect. Meld is when you take someones discord tile that completes a set but you have to reveal the tiles from your hand that go with the claimed tile and this reduces some of the ways you can claim victory at the end of the round. Fu is one of the ways you calculate the points from your hand. Pair Fu means you gain points from a pair of tiles.

We see 3 north winds in discard so while there are some victorious hands that could still use the single remaining North Wind like 13 orphans- 1+9 plates bamboos and numbers, and one of each for the honours- it is unlikely Oso is going for a hand that required a North Wind.

Tenpai- Meaning you have a ready hand and are one tile away from victory. Required for calling Riichi. Suji- Discarding tiles from your hand that should be safe to discard because you're opponent shouldn't need them.

Choro likes to play it safe because if someone takes a tile you discard you will lose more points at the end of the hand. Choro's hand has 3 green dragons, 2 west winds, a pair of 2 plates, a sequence of 4 5 6 plates, and the numbers 2 3 7 9 implying he's waiting for 1 4 or 8. as far as i can tell, this hand isn't great cause it looks like lots of mine.

Totty has 5 and 6 for numbers, 7 and 9 of plates- waiting for an 8?, 1 and 3 oden and a pair of 4 oden and pair of 6 oden, a white dragon, and 2 red dragons.

[A bunch of stuff about the dealer and their win conditions being slightly different that I don't get] Jyushi is looking for the Dora which is a special revealed tile that can get you a lot of extra points and I don't understand it much. Chiitoi is a victorious hand possibility where you have a bunch of pairs Menpin- Riichi+Pinfu without Tanyao- no Terminals or Honours Mangan is when you have 5 Han or more. Han is a scoring system- counted with the Fu scoring- and based on the assigned value of each Yaku. Yaku are the victory conditions and at least one is required to be a winning hand. There are 26 Yaku, 11 Yakuman which score high, one special one based off your discards.

While no one managed to call mahjong the first round, Oso has a pair of west winds, three 8s, three 7Odens, a sequence of 3 4 5 Oden, and with a 1 and 2 of circles, he had an Edge Wait of the 3 of circles to declare victory. This hand... I think.,... sucks. Oso's playing is reckless and not that good mostly to put the others on edge

Jyushi calls Ron- What you call when you claim a tile discarded by another player that allows you to declare mahjong. This fucks the person who discarded that tile because they lose a lot of points for giving you the winning tile.

Totty calls Pon- claiming someone's discard to Meld three of a kind. This can only be ignored if someone else can use that same tile to declare Mahjong.

Chi- calls the discard of Only The Player To Your Left (who plays before you) to complete a sequence- 3 in a row. Takes lowest priority to Mahjong and Pon.

Seems like Totty doesn't lose many points, but isn't good at actually winning. Oso starts strong but always ends up loosing by the end.

When Choro calls Riichi, we can assume he has 5 and 6 plate tiles, meaning he has an almost victorious hand and a Wait for an Edge of a 4 or 7 Plate- as we can see in his eyes. He is an open book when it comes to what tiles he needs for victory, making it easy for his brothers to not let him take his victory.

Far as I can see that was a nothing hand Jyushi, you're probably better at this than I am. Jyushi keeps calling Tsumo which is what you call when you self draw your winning tile- counts as a Yaku. This shows Jyushi has really good luck at the game.

Ichimatsu.

Furiten is when a player cannot declare victory from another player's discard, hence the Tsumos. (Also Jyushi sucks at this game- he is missing tiles??? how.)

Kara insists on only going for the most complicated hands that /do/ net the most points, but he's not getting them cause he sucks.

Oso's face is a Kaiji parody which is a popular gambling manga.

Safe tile- Totty discards a tile he knows Oso won't be able to Ron off of him.

Choro is willing to cheat by drawing on (probably on a White Dragon Tile but maybe an extra blank) Red Dragon

Karamatsu plays the Yaku Godhand Jyushimatsu which consists of a 13 of the first Bamboo tile. Seeing how there are only 4 of a tile in a set, this is clearly cheating A Spectacular Move

Naked Wait- Would be a very real move if i have anything to say about it. Likewise anyone able to make Shonosuke with their tiles I think should win.

Daisangenj is when you have a winning hand with triplets or quads of all three dragons, also called big three dragons- it is worth a lot and is a hard hand to get. Tsuuiisou is when your victory hand has all honour tiles- the Winds and Dragons. Also hard to pull off and worth a lot of points

Why doesn't Oso.... bet at Mahjong Parlors? My understanding is most parlors don't allow betting but I'm /sure/ there are some and if he can rack up 50k Tenbou he must be somewhat decent? That or his brothers are just that bad.

[lobslobslobs]

* rouxls kaard appreciation(?) post bc i want this man dead . this isnt theorizing or analysis or anything and it might be wrong in some parts im just normal

- apparently his theme is fucking diegetic???? given 1. ralsei and susie respond to it knowingly (that or im misinterpreting susie's response but like. if only ralsei knew abt it wouldnt she go something like "he has a theme?????")

but. also. 2. kris plays it on noelle's piano prior to that . how do they know it. how . how.

this little freak of a man (rouxls) . this either implies that A. he hums / sings the theme in all of his encounters B. he has a speaker or something playing the theme C. He emanates it . Like it just comes from him . What. D. this melody is just what everyone thinks of when they think of rouxls and ralsei is still the only whos heard it

- his character design??? hes just a rules card from a deck but he is:

canonically hot

has a flat ass but prefers to think he doesnt

humanoid

theres just a line going thru his mouth??? like even when its open???? am i the only one who doesnt understand that . why is it like. melting. Rouxls?

do you think the lines on his outfit are text............ the equivalent of text on a rules card...

really dark blue with a white outline and then another dark blue outline

i noticed this when i added a picture but in the talk sprite i attached one of his eyes is black. the rouxls with homophobia in his eyes

- assumed the fun gang was a polycule and wormed his way into a polycule too to one up them . absoljtely bewildered when he finds out they arent. hes so . hes so .

- whats with him and worms???? why does he have worms????? where does he get them? why does he keep them???? can rouxls worms turn into butterflies????

- the whole early modern english speech quirk . which may or may not be a conscious decision because it slips away when hes stressed / surprised and becomes more obnoxious when "his pride is hurt" (all according to deltarune wiki) . also its not even accurate he just adds eth and est and e to words

- "duke of puzzles" yet comically bad at making puzzles that are even remotely difficult. is card castle stupid or is he stupid

- he somehow??? accidentally makes a shop? in board 2 ???? and you can buy one of his boxes?????? and you lose points when you take a photo of him???????????? sobs

- constantly tries to work under the Big Bad Villain of each dark world . constantly fails . everyone hates him

- stole tenna's debit card and tried to learn his pin number. in an attempt to get approval from tenna according to the wiki

- HE CAN TELEPORT ??? No one talks about this???? he can teleport?????? WITH OTHER PEOPLE?????? he can FLOAT TOO . IS THIS NORMAL?????? HE CAN FUCKIGN TELEPORT <- ok addendum he cant float outside of his true power but actually thats crazier to me. why can he float when preparing his True Power Thing . What was he gonna do . Why can he float for it

- Oh yeah also about the teleportation - either he sneaks up on the fun gang before teleporting in front of them or he can 1. hear (see???? feel?????) where hes about to teleport and who is there 2. speak like the voice of god before he teleports . what the fuck.

- The dainty scarf ? in his shop? in chapter 1?? says its HANDMADE. Did rouxls fucking make it. He made the dainty scarf?? He made a scarf out of doilies and sold it. Its homemade. Its homemade. He made that with his own hands. He either knows how to knit or crochet. Im crazy about this im so ill. WHAT HOME. HIS HOME???? HOMEMADE.

- the lancer controller bit in ch3 - lancer says that when he breaks controllers with his tongue, not only does a "father figure" give him a new one, but also checks his mouth for illness. Thats rouxls. Rouxls is making sure lancer isnt ill. No matter who he tries to work for he still takes care of lancer because hes a lesser dad.

- im just unapologetically gay for this man sorry

- he eats cereal

[florencemachines]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

🎬 Peter Jackson

+ IMDb trivia (FotR trivia) (ttt trivia)

bonus

[fillianore-moved]

so metropolitan museum of art has a register of books they’ve published that are out of print and that you can download for free! they’re mostly books on art, archeology, architecture, fashion and history and i just think that’s super useful and interesting so i wanted to share! you can find all of the books available here!

[yuumei-art]

For this Witch Hat Monday I drew Coco in a Starry Night Dress! It's a continuation of the Starry Night Hat I painted a while back :)

Time lapse below, the full hours long art videos, PSD file and HD image will be DMed on Patreon the 5th of each month :)

[waywardkittynonsense]

So I've watched episode 13 and well, I think this is it, the last episode of the show. Even though I want more, I would be surprised if we get a season 5.

Warning : spoilers and long post under the cut

Honestly giving each character a solo song that encapsulates their personality, and then making everyone sing the first opening feels like a goodbye to the show in general. That and the final sketch thanking the viewers.

Regarding the episode in itself, it's enjoyable, even if you don't know the songs they're parodying. It's a top ten, in this order :

Hatabou sings a parody of Tsuppari high school rock'n roll (I know it because Nakamura Yuichi sang a version of it, it's on youtube)

Karamatsu probably sings a parody of Matsuken Samba II (not entirely sure, but since there's "Matsu" in the title, it must be this one). I love his voice, and the shot where he rides his motorcycle through the stage and disappears is great. Igniting his dreams

Dekapan and Dayon sing a rendition of Azusa Nigo (just discovered this song and I love it). Amazing voices, not the usual comical ones. They say goodbye to showa era, while also complaining that they can't show their nipples or swallow people anymore (joking that they're outdated characters), but they'll continue anyway

I don't know which song Ichimatsu is parodying, but it's really cool. He sings about being a fallen angel, and then surprise reappearance of the buzzcut, which he proudly wears

Chibita sings a parody of Naniwabushi dayo jinsei wa, Gag dayo jinsei wa (I think it means "Life's like a gag" ?). Again, great voice, he sings about his Osomatsu-kun self, being alone and starving, but also literally putting his life on the line for the sake of a gag

Can't find which song Choromatsu parodies, apparently they told Kamiya Hiroshi to sing annoyingly, but he still sounds very good. It's about Choromatsu having a crush/simping (possibly a Nyaa reference although she doesn't appear). He says he's lame and a pushover, with clips of his brown hair and his letter from season 1 burning playing in the background. He can't really commit, and the song ends with him slowly drowning (a metaphor for anxiety ?). The only thing he can do is admitting his love

Again, don't know what Jyushimatsu's song is, though the setting is let's say psychedelic. Of course he sings about baseball, classic Jyushimatsu. Possible subtle reference to Homura since he's singing to someone and asking them to kiss him

Can't find Todomatsu's song either, it's about being the youngest and his desire to make his way in the world, but he can't escape his brothers. He calls it a curse, and wonders why he's still with them

Iyami and Osomatsu are the last two to sing before the group songs. Most popular showa character and titular character back-to-back, love it. I don't know Iyami's song but it's awesome (so is his costume by the way ; he wears a white suit and makeup). He says he can't see love in his interlocutor's (probably the viewer's) eyes anymore, but he says goodbye to the past. If you've gotten sick of him (and the show), then do what you want. He won't chase after you (doesn't care anymore ; the show won't try to please you), but at least watch his joke (return of the going to France gag). Calls Akatsuka (and himself) "star of the Showa era", and concludes with multiple sheeh. Honestly, amazing way to say goodbye to Iyami's character and everything he represents.

Osomatsu was just a presentator and not in the top ten, but he wants to sing anyway, so the titular character gets the last solo. In a way the song kind of sums up his character arc, but also not really. He says he wants to live his life as he pleases, doesn't know about his future. He tells people not to get their hopes up, because "this machine is broken" : a reference to pachinko and gambling, paralleled with people's expectations of him. Also can't help but see a nod to the viewers wanting more for his character arc this season (ep 12 is all we're gonna get). Basically, yes he's evolved, but he's still the same inside ; you could say he's grown to accept himself, his dream going forward is to do whatever he wants, he only has one life. Furthermore, it's a continuation of Iyami's song, as he tells us not to expect too much of the show, but if we want we can stay. The sun sets behind him, it's night, there are pachinko machines (end of showa era.. the show is and will be what it is. It's a gamble, but don't expect anything cause it's useless). He concludes by apologizing for the mess

First place in the top ten is "Neet paradise", sang by all the brothers. They sing about staying neets forever, it's very cute, and yeah, that sounds like a goodbye song

As I said in the beginning of this long post, the whole cast sings one last time the first opening.

Is this the end of the show, or are they playing with us and they just made the episode that way because of the anniversary, time will tell

Nobody cares but personal song ranking from first to last : Iyami, Osomatsu, Dekapan and Dayon, Choromatsu, Chibita, Ichimatsu, Karamatsu, Jyushimatsu, Todomatsu, Hatabo

[birdmanbirdplan]

‘Nickname’

Spoiler warning for ch.92-93!!

[myuminji]

thoughts on their hairstyle

[yayee-prsp]

Qiolru compiltions

[jaronofthebored]

I didn't get to include tgaa in my last post like this because these games are even more A Lot Sometimes than the rest of the series

[SPOILERS IN SOME OF THESE]

[myuminji]

brushbuddy fashion week

mandatory report to the watchful eye

[autumn-foxfire]

Imagine if Olruggio was first introduced to Coco when he came out of his room one morning to join Qifrey and the girls for breakfast.

He's exhausted because he's just got back from his previous clients and had little sleep from working on his latest commissions he just sits down at his place at the table and does a quick head count for all 5 of them.

Qifrey? Check. Agott? Check. Tetia? Check. Richeh? Check.

Then his eyes land on Coco and he has an internal panic as he tries frantically to remember the name of the fifth member of their Atelier. Meanwhile Coco is looking back with wide eyes which makes Olruggio panic even more with guilt because how could he forget her name-

He turns to Qifrey who is just smiling as he hands over Olruggio's plate of food.

"That's Coco," he supplies her name.

And Olruggio's like 'Ah, yeah, Coco! Wait, Coco?' and he spends the whole breakfast half-asleep trying to remember Qifrey's 4th apprentice until he wakes up properly and realises that none exist because Qifrey's not supposed to have 4 apprentices.

[mochironmochi]

Qifrey and Oru are such treasures... <3

Had to draw these sweeties! Love the manga and the anime so much! So grateful for Shirahama-sensei's inspiring art!!

[nuggetsatanslounge828]

I think it’s worth mentioning how exactly Godot’s visor stays on his face, since I can’t help but see more details as I look into his character.

In some of his (HD) sprites, there’s a part of his visor that goes behind his ear. It’s not always visible, since it’s mainly based on how his head is angled. It’s pretty easy to miss.

He basically wears his visor like glasses, and these are the “temples” of it.

Another detail worth mentioning regarding his visor is that his hair is pushed back for the temples of his visor. As Diego, he lets his hair sort of cover the top of his ear, since he isn’t wearing what’s considered his “glasses” there.

The visor does seem relatively sturdy on his face, but there’s a chance he may run into some issues that people who wear glasses experience, just with a larger device.

A piece of his concept art also shows these “temples” when he’s holding the visor. Since this is only a concept sketch, the temples of it are different than how it really looks on his head.

I’m sure many people already noticed this, but I think it’s worth mentioning!

[myuminji]

glowstone path

[mischiefmaverick]

Episode 5: Miles Edgeworth slowly loses his mind trying to be Phoenix Wright for a day.

[clemins-quintus-caecilius]

OLLLYYYYYY IS COMING TODAYYYYYYYY

MY BOYYYYYYY

OLRUGGIO!!!!!

How I've missed you 😭😭 (I only finish reading the manga like a few days ago)