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ramblinganthropologist · 2 years

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Writober 22 - 17 (Rats)

Summary: It’s time for Sadako to breech enemy territory and enter into the domain of idols. Far from the sparkling world it portrays, she gets the feeling she walked into a den of rats, led by the queen herself. Hopefully, she’ll make it out alive. It’s going to be a very long month...

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Maru: Don’t forget to meet me after school at the front gate!

Well… one of them certainly had forgotten about the meeting, and it wasn’t her.

Sadako felt her eyebrow twitch as she stared from her position at the front gate of her friend’s school. She had been there for ten minutes, waiting and watching as the students streamed out, heading to wherever they went after school. Most of them paid her no mind, but a few whispered as they passed.

Almost all of them she knew from seeing them on TV, or in magazines, or from hearing their songs blasted from shops on their way home. It made sense – Maru went to a school for idols. It wasn’t Star Harmony, but it was still pretty highly ranked among the institutions that existed to train idols for a hopefully successful future. It was only natural that her classmates were popular singers, actors, or some combo of entertainer.

She just wished they weren’t looking at her like she had two heads.

” Do you think she’s here for an autograph?”

A voice drew her attention. She spotted a girl with a different colored ribbon speaking to her friend. They were looking in her direction with a less than friendly gaze, indicating just what they thought of her. That only made Sadako’s eye twitch harder, and the urge to tell them off was strong.

“Who are you guys talking about?”

That voice she knew. It belonged to Maru, who was walking away from the building with her overly decorated bag slung over one shoulder. Both girls blanched, and they were definitely sweating a little.

“M-Maru-senpai!” Ah, they were first years. She should have known. “We, uh… we found a girl waiting and thought she might be lost!”

For a performer, she was a bad liar. The industry was going to eat her alive.

Maru made a thoughtful noise as she glanced over in Sadako’s direction. “Nope, she’s waiting here for me. Sadako’s my new partner!”

Temporary partner – Maru only had her for a month. Still, Sadako wasn’t about to argue for the moment as she approached the small group of idols. The first years couldn’t look her in the eye, and she could read the embarrassment all over them as they shuffled away.

Well, at least they’d learned a lesson out of this: if you want to be rude, do it where your senpai can’t hear you.

“Sorry for making you wait, Sa-chan.” Maru missed the eyebrow twitch as she turned to direct her temporary partner into the school. “I had to finish up something in my design class. Our producer can’t wait to meet you!”

Stepping over the line felt like Sadako was breeching the border between two worlds. On the other side, everything felt a little more… sparkly, she supposed. There were people in tracksuits running in the distance, she could hear various songs coming from open windows, and glancing showed plenty of people hard a work perfecting their routines for their next performance.

At a normal school, this would be club time… did idol schools even have those?

Maru read the silence at the least as they walked. “I guess this is a little different from what you’re used to, huh?”

“Weird seeing people I see on TV just walking around getting snacks from the vending machine.” At least idol schools had those, but she had no doubt they weren’t exactly full of candy and energy drinks like her favorites. “Your producer knows this is just a temporary thing, right? I don’t want them to get their hopes up about a permanent new member.”

The idol nodded her head as she kept walking. “Yeah, she knows. Sakamoto-san is still willing to work with you, though, so don’t worry about that!”

She grinned, turning back. “She’s a weird one, so I guess that works out for you.”

Couldn’t have been any weirder than Maru… but Sadako kept that off her lips as she followed behind.

After a few more minutes of walking, they entered a building that looked like any other middle school entrance area. They had lockers and places to put their shoes and umbrellas, nothing out of the ordinary there. The only thing that reminded her things were different were the names – she knew them.

“Maru-chan, is that your new partner?”

A high-pitched voice made Sadako’s head ache, but she resisted the urge to wince. A girl sprinted over, pigtails flying in the self-made breeze. She skidded to a stop a few inches away, the teddy bear attached to her back coming along for the ride.

She knew this girl – she was popular among her homeroom classmates. What was her name again…

“Ema-chan, good to see you!” Maru beamed as she all but dragged Sadako over. “Yep, this is her!”

Her partner turned to face her. “This is my classmate, Ema-chan. We’re in the same design and dance classes.”

She then turned to her classmate. “And this is Sadako-chan. She’s working with me this month!”

Ema gave her a bright smile, but it never met her sparkly eyes. Instead, Sadako got the sense she was being x-rayed by the cheery girl for structural weaknesses. She may have looked cute, but there was steel in that gaze.

Maybe it was a good thing she was an idol – turn that focus to something else and she’d be downright dangerous.

“You look kinda familiar, Sadako-chan.” She tapped a lacquered fingertip to her cheek, then smacked her hand gently into her palm. “Oh, are you related to Star Harmony’s Haruka-san? You have the same eyes!”

Sadako resisted the urge to let it show on her face. She shouldn’t have been surprised idols could pick out the similarities between herself and her sister. After all, everyone knew Haruka – Cherry Blossom was the top idol unit and had been for quite some time. Her face was all over town and plastered on every area of the internet. Anyone with sense could’ve figured it out.

But damn if she had hoped she wouldn’t have to admit it immediately.

“Yeah, she’s my sister.”

Ema nodded her head so hard that Sadako was worried it might come off. “I knew it! You both look a lot alike. I’m not surprised you want to be an idol too, it must run in the family!”

She then turned on her heel, glancing over her shoulder. “Nice meeting you, Sadako-chan. I can’t wait to see you on stage with Maru-chan!”

Then she was gone, sprinting off to who knows where. Just the short interaction had worn Sadako out, and her shoulders sagged as she sighed in relief. She wasn’t the only one – next to her, Maru relaxed as well as they kept walking.

“You handled that well.”

Sadako cocked her eyebrow as they climbed a flight of stairs. “Handled what well?”

Maru gave her a weird smile that didn’t quite reach her entire face as they stopped at the landing. “Ema’s a giant gossip. No doubt she’s texting the whole school about you now. And, since she’s a giant liar, none of it will be very nice. Consider it your first brush with the paparazzi.”

Though she was smiling, there was nothing kind in her tone. As a matter of fact, Sadako got the feeling she couldn’t exactly stand the other girl. Given what she had seen before… she had a feeling Ema felt the same.

Was everyone at this school a two-faced rat, or was it just the pop idols?

“I’ll keep that in mind if I run into her again.” Sadako shook her head as they kept walking. “Hope you’re not expecting me to pull that nice girl routine like you did. It’s not exactly my style.”

Maru chuckled, but it wasn’t a friendly one as they made it to the next floor. “Oh, you’ll learn in time. That, or the internet will eat you alive. Your choice, honestly.”

Something about that brought a shiver down Sadako’s spine, but she chose to remain mute on the matter. They were walking down another hallway now, this one quieter than the floor below. There were signs and numbers above the door, and she counted as they walked.

Eventually, they stopped at Production Room 7. Maru motioned for Sadako to stop, and then slid the door open. A few moments later, her head popped out and she gave her temporary partner a big grin that was definitely fake.

“Sakamoto-san says come on in!”

Sadako was soon on the inside of the room, which was a bit more open than she had expected. There was a board on the side of the room with event details scribbled down and color-coded by each idol’s image shade. Maru, if she could read it right, was pretty busy that month. In fact, she was probably the busiest one there. No wonder her picture was up on the windowsill, next to the other idols.

“So, you’re the one Maru found? I wasn’t expecting for her to pick a non-idol. You must be special.”

A voice drew her attention. A woman was seated at the desk at the heart of the room, suit neatly pressed and eyes focused and sharp. Here was a producer – she knew that look from seeing her parents wear it for years when it came to the idols they managed. She had a presence unlike anyone else she had read – control, confidence. It was different from idols, but still just as strong.

Sadako bowed her head briefly as she tried to find her words. “We kind of… smacked into each other I guess.”

“That sounds like Maru.” Sakamoto smiled as she moved forward. As it turns out, she was in a wheelchair. No wonder the room was so open – she wouldn’t be able to get around it otherwise. Things fell into place as she approached. “Nice to meet you, Sadako.”

She paused, giving her newest temporary idol a once-over. “Strange you’re not asking your parents to manage you, though. Your mother is Enjoji Tamaki, yes?”

Here was the sticking point that had driven her nuts in elementary school. There was no way to deny it: her mother was the famed manager of Cherry Blossom, Pure Palette, and Honey Cat. It was exactly why Sadako didn’t want to ever work with her, besides her previous position of hating idols.

Well, after seeing Ema… she still didn’t like them. Did that make her self-hating? Nah… this was temporary.

She rubbed the back of her neck before she spoke. “I don’t go to Star Harmony, so I don’t think I can work with her…”

“Even if you wanted to?” Sakamoto smiled as her idol gaped. “You’re not very good at hiding your feelings, Sadako. I saw it all over your face when I brought your mother up. People are going to pick up on that when you’re on stage, so I advise you either be honest with yourself or learn to conceal things better.”

Maru chuckled at Sadako’s shocked expression before she added, “Sakamoto-san is great at reading people, it’s why she’s such a good producer.”

Well, that would have been great to know before she walked face first into a freaking ambush…

Still, Sadako nodded as she took the info in. “I guess I’ll work on that.”

“Good to see you take critique well, that’ll get you far in the industry.” Sakamoto rolled towards her board and grabbed a box of markers. “I color-code by image color. Since you haven’t picked one yet, I’m just going to use black for you.”

And so she wrote Sadako’s name on the board, right under Maru’s and linked them with a dark line to indicate their temporary alliance. For the moment, it was official: Sadako was part of production room 7.

It was weird, seeing her name among famous people. Didn’t exactly feel right…

“Now, if you could come over here I can give you your gear and Maru can show you around.”

Sakamoto motioned her to the desk, so Sadako found her way over. Once she was there, the producer dug into her desk and pulled out a few idols. She recognized all of them from her sister and her parents – the sparkly pass that would allow her to access Aikatsu, the shiny cards that made up the outfit she had worn with Maru, and the binder she could keep her cards in after scanning them into the app.

Oh no… the app.

Seeing her face, Maru cut in. “Don’t worry, we have a code so you can download the Aikatsu app.”

“I was about to tell her about that, but it looks like you both got ahead of me.” Sakamoto held out her hand. “Mind if I see your phone for a second?”

Sadako at least remembered to unlock it as she slid it over. Her temporary producer gave it a once over, especially to the bright orange cover she kept on it, before flipping it over to download the app. Soon, the beeping noise of installation filled the room.

Maru stood by her side to watch. “Is orange your favorite color, Sa-chan?”

“Oh, yeah…”

The idol giggled. “Maybe that can be your image color. We don’t have an orange in production room 7.”

“I can’t say I’ve ever seen a cool type with orange, but I could see it working.” Sakamoto handed back her phone – there was a new icon on the home screen. “Unless you don’t want to keep down the cool path? Honestly, I can’t see you as a pop or elegant type… and no offense, but you’re definitely not a cute type.”

Right… type. She remembered that from her parents. Idols were grouped by type – cute, cool, the renamed elegant, and pop. Maru was a pop type, her sister was a cute type… and apparently she was hitting the markers for cool type.

Well… she doubted she could be energetic enough for a pop type, and their cords were way too busy for her. Elegant was a hell no, and she would rather stab herself than share a type with her sister…

“Cool’s fine by me.” She checked the app, booting it up. Within seconds, the app’s mascot Coco was on screen, waving to her. “Coco’s working, so I think the download went ok.”

When she had been younger, she had talked to her sister’s Coco when Haruka had gotten home from work. Now she had her own, at least for the month. It set oddly in her stomach, like none of this was real. But she had a pass with her name on it, cards of her own, and a binder just waiting to be decorated.

So… yeah. She was an idol. At least for the moment. She should probably just accept that.

“Well, that’s all I had for you both.” Sakamoto smiled at her. “Tomorrow I’ll show you your training schedule and give you a keycard to get into the building. I would have had it ready today but getting access for a non-student is proving difficult.”

Maru grabbed Sadako by the arm as she waved. “That means I’ll take her to see the school! Thanks again, Sakamoto-san! You’ve been a great help!”

Then they were out the door, and over her shoulder Sadako watched as Sakamoto approached the board, wiping off her name in black. Just before she disappeared from view, she saw an orange marker appearing from the box.

Then it was back down the steps, towards where the sounds were coming from. Maru was in high spirits – meanwhile, Sadako’s head was spinning. It was still a lot to take in, even as she go dragged along.

She was eventually going to need to tell her kendo team… it be bad if they saw her perform without a warning.

“I think she likes you, Sa-chan.” Maru’s voice was surprisingly straightforward as they stopped in the hallway. “When we talked about you after the Fresh Live, she said she had a good feeling about you. She doesn’t say that a lot.”

She smiled. “I think you’re going to make a great idol. You already have the cool vibe down pat!”

Sadako doubted they had spoken about her – she was learning fast that Maru said what she thought people wanted to hear. There was no reason for the producer to have any sort of feeling about her yet, even secondhand. She knew enough about producers thanks to her parents to understand that much.

That was the thing she needed to remember: Maru lied. It was wise to not take anything she said at face value.

“Well, I’ll do my best for the month.” She stowed her phone in her pocket and put the binder and her cards in her bag. Her pass went into pocket at the front of her bag, zipped tightly so it didn’t fall out. “So, you have to show me some places?”

And so she was being pulled again, towards what she didn’t know. What she did know was that this was not a place she could let her guard down. Idols might look nice and pretend to be friendly, but this was a den of rats. If she kept that in mind, she’d make it through the month with her sanity intact.

She just had to make sure the head rat herself didn’t realize she was on to her… now that was going to be tough. Oh well, she’d consider it training for controlling her opponent for kendo. After all, anything could be a training opportunity.

Damn, it was going to be a long month, though…

#writober22 #ramblinganthropologist's writing #Sadako the reluctant idol #Passion Rush (Aikatsu Friends)#or they will be #I haven't picked Maru's image color but it might be red or pink

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kariririi · 2 months

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Happy Birthday Akari!! Best Aikatsu girl, I love her so much she's so precious. And I literally spent an hour yesterday night searching for a suitable image of Akari to set as my profile picture on Discord lol. Also, not used to drawing such a dynamic angle/pose, so hopefully it doesn't look weird when I see it again later...

#aikatsu #akari ozora #aikatsu akari #aikatsu fanart #digital art #illustration

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yjyt85r98r · 3 months

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Aikatsu song reviews: Glass Doll

Song

I like to think of this as the Aikatsu song that gets everyone excited, but I'm sure that can't be true of everyone... it's still an Aikatsu classic and one of the franchise's best works, though. It's heavy enough to appease those who are fans of gothic metal, but light enough to appease those who aren't... I think. Even if it doesn't have metal-style screams and growls, the influence is still there – the song's composer stated that the song was inspired by Dream Theater and Nightwish. And honestly it doesn't need to get any more metal than it is – I'm sure it already scared the kids anyway.

The intro does a great job building up the tension, using a keyboard or synth organ to achieve a very glassy sound, and repeating the same pattern to somehow make the listener feel unease and a false sense of security at the same time. As the glassy pattern repeats, you know it's going to change somehow and get even scarier. Sure enough, the beat drops and the song straight up turns into metal, but it's surprisingly clean metal that's atmospheric but not overwhelming. As the song goes on, the melody takes on a tone more reminiscent of pop-rock, but it still retains the atmospheric heaviness that makes it special.

In a lot of Aikatsu songs, the synth instruments blend in well with the live instruments, but in this song, the divide is quite obvious. The synths (especially the keyboard) have a sort of blocky, computer-y quality that stands out against the more expressive sounds of the guitar and bass. Sometimes it straight-up sounds like video game sound effects. Also, the percussion during the first verse is kind of annoying. I don't know if they were trying to go for the sound of a shutter flapping in the wind or some kind of creepy atmospheric thing or what, but it's just annoying to me.

Personally, I think the guitar 'solo' (technically not a solo since it also has drums and keyboard) is too long, and I found myself getting bored/annoyed before it was even halfway done. But I do understand that a minute-and-a-half guitar solo is exactly what this song needs in order to get the metalheads sold on it. I get it.

Vocals

They're the biggest thing holding this song back from being "true" metal, but honestly, I don't see it as a problem. It's a mistake to assume that all rock songs need powerful vocals. Yurika's voice gives the song a slightly delicate quality that makes the song feel more mature, and Sunao's backing vocals help create a haunting vibe.

In the Juri & Rin version, Rin's vocals are basically what you'd expect, and Juri... wow. She really gives the song a whole new life with her ethereal, emotional singing style. I can almost imagine her singing this under a spotlight while dangling from a chandelier and holding a single wilting rose. Miho sings this song in a way that shows how Juri is both a singer and an actress.

Lyrics

Depression. These are lyrics about depression! I mean, they're also just "gothic sounding" lyrics that convey the image of a vampire rock idol, but they're definitely about a person in distress. There are multiple times when I felt depressed and started crying and then just decided "you know what, it's Glass Doll time". And this song helped me, honestly.

Choreography

They were definitely going for a live rock show feeling... in vibes, not practicality. It looks like something that might work for a real concert, until the performers hilariously start running away from the microphones and just running all over the stage. There are also some unfitting bouncing/shaking movements during parts with a slower, heavier rhythm. Honestly, the choreography is probably the weakest thing about this song, especially with the awkward early CGI and a lot of angles that don't do it any favours. However, I do like the choreography near the end, especially the knocking part.

Visuals

I love the stage design!!! I especially like the bat-shaped chandeliers, wrought iron fence, and blue roses with curling vines. They even had gold bats escape from the Special Appeal and fly around the stage at the end of Yurika's performance in episode 20. The dark stage works really well against Yurika's clear white aura that glows like a ghost.

It's a real shame they never reworked the performance with updated CGI. It would've looked so good.

Good points: Intense atmosphere, good lyrics, reaches a level of hardcore rarely found in children's anime music Bad points: Guitar solo is too long, some instrumentals have a slightly stilted or computer-y quality

Rating: 9.6/10 Personal rating: Also 9.6/10, even though I think I like this song more than most people do.

#aikatsu song reviews #glass doll

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lunawings · 3 months

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Aikatsu Friends at motto cafe in Ikebukuro in March 2024!

I had to reserve online (before even getting on the plane) but it was just me and a couple there on this Wednesday night.

We had to order (both food and merch) through a tablet in a drawer. I got Mio's chocolate mint banana sandwich OF COURSE as well as both Mio and Aine's drinks.

So, how was it? ....Really good actually. I am not even kidding! The mint flavor in the spread was very mild, and it was so overall light and fluffy I thought it paired perfectly with the banana. The chips added a little crunch to keep things interesting and the bread was so perfectly thin as to not distract too much from the filling! I was not disappointed in the slightest! (You may have thought I was being ironic about this one but ohh noo you were wrooonnggghahahhaa.)

On the contrary, I felt the drinks were a bit bland. Mio's was supposed to have lychee and mint and coconut, etc., but I only tasted the lychee. Likewise, Aine's was just strawberry milk. Oh well.

Now, admittedly, I did start feeling kinda dizzy after eating but IT WAS NOT THE SANDWICH I SWEAR hahah listen, OK. Listen. This was literally my first sit down meal after arriving in Japan, on less than 3 hours sleep and a full day's travel. Like seriously. THIS. Hahaaha... I tried to eat other things but I kept getting distracted along the way. I am well aware sweet foods make me nauseous on an empty stomach but still. Would I eat it all over again? Yes. Yes I would.

I k.. I kinda wanna go back and get another one.

For some reason Tumblr REFUSES to let me add any more images to this post on mobile so I will post separately with the merch I got or something.

#aikatsu friends #how's that for gourmet

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curejiraiya · 5 months

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New Pretty Series teaser from Ciao ぷっちぐみ analysis:

Here's the image we already had, it gives both the girls light colors and makes the blue girl kind of look like she's wearing roller skates.

And here's the new images we have. They look to be the same key art, though the transparency at the end of their skirts is cut out in the new images.

This actually gives us a lot of information, like the pink and blue in these images is nothing like the colors in the original teaser. Also the roller skates are de-confirmed, instead the pink one has a heart theme and the blue one has a moon theme. I wonder where they're going to go with that.

Finally one of the new images includes the catch phrase that we heard during the teaser. We've been translating it as: "a secret me that I don't even know." The rest of the text is saying things like "What will these characters be like?" nothing interesting.

Keeping the catchphrase in mind; I'm not sure what the plot is going to be, but I'm intrigued. I'm hoping for something magical, though I'm expecting some kind of v-tuber world like Aikatsu Planet. Let's wait and see!

#pretty series #new pretty series #waccha PriMagi #i assumed this was ciao magazine but it's not I was wrong #apparently

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crystal-clear-crystalline · 2 years

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First image created and posted on instagram on November 23rd, 2021

[Image ID: A series of doodles of Kraehe, Tutu from Princess Tutu in alternate outfits inspired by the Aikatsu series with additional details and decals. Tutu has more pearl and gold details while Kraehe has more feather and red details. At their sides are sketches of wings. Kraehe has a long, slender bird wing with a chain hanging off of it. Tutu has a round, simple bird wing with a simple fairy wing design overlayed on top. In the corner is their respective names written in katakana. /.End ID]

チュチュカツ!

Fun little idea combining Princess Tutu with my recent Aikatsu hyperfixation. I feel like this Aikatsu-inspired versions of their magical forms aren’t Aikatsu-y but it was hard to balance the extreme details and layerings of Aikatsu with the simple designs of Princess Tutu.

#princess tutu #kraehe #fan art #aikatsu #プリンセスチュチュ #クレール #image description #アイカツ #アイドルマスター #clip studio paint #csp #digital art #crossover #hopefully I'll be able to make something for the anniversary #maybe I'll do Fakir and Mytho :0 #artists on tumblr #artists on instagram

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mattapparentlystumbltourneys · 8 months

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BRACKET REVEAL

Alright. At long last, I present to you the bracket...or should I say...*BRACKETS* for the Virtual Character Tournament!

Given the scale, the first round is going to be one bracket per week, 4 a day, with each lasting 24 hours. I know that this is still tight, but given how many contestants there are, along with the necessary inclusions of images and propaganda (oh and I guess also my job), it's what I can do to keep this semi-manageable. There's also no redemption round this time. It's gonna be a single elimination tournament. Be kind to your peers. This is not but a drop in the infinite ocean of the internet.

...oh yeah the brackets themselves. We'll be going in order over the course of 4 weeks. I'll make proper announcements for them as they commence. Given how many there are and what I want to get done beforehand, Bracket 1 will likely begin some time this week. But for the matchups...

Bracket 1:

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs. Elohim (The Talos Principle)

Flame (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRains) vs. The Supervisor/Mouthless (Tenkuu Shinpan)

XANA (Code Lyoko) vs. MetalMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network)

9-Jack-9 (Zot!) vs Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex Aid)

Sage (Sonic Frontiers) vs Mektryllis (Fate/Extra CCC)

Dot Matrix (Reboot) vs V Flower (Vocaloid)

Wizardmon (Digimon) vs Delta (Red Vs. Blue)

Sora (Ever17) vs Kasane Teto (UTAU)

The Doctor/EMH (Star Trek Voyager) vs Crash (Awful Hospital)

Burroughs (Shin Megami Tensei IV) vs Quorra (Tron Legacy)

The Machine (Person of Interest) vs The Rocket Dex (Pokemon)

P03 (Inscription) vs. M.X.E.S (FNAF Security Breach: Ruins)

Hakuno Kishinami (Fate/EXTRA) vs Data Riku (Kingdom Hearts)

Samaritan (Person of Interest) vs ART (The Murderbot Diaries)

Cortana (Halo) vs M-Bot (Skyward)

Mitsuko Miyazumi (Archer) vs Ritsu (Assassination Classroom)

Bracket B:

Ene (Kagerou Project) vs The Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe)

Amadeus (Steins; Gate 0) vs D.O.M (The Adventure Zone)

AM (I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream) vs Theo (Meta Runner)

Colonel.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) vs Daia (Kiratto PriChan)

Agumon (Digimon) vs The Bobbiedots (FNAF Fazbear Frights)

Felix the Desktop Cat (Real Life) vs SHODAN (System Shock)

MegaMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) vs Church (Red vs. Blue)

Shepherd (ENA) vs Dr. Coomer (Half Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)

Sophie/Sophia (Persona 5 Strikers) vs Dizzy (Beyblade)

Miss J/SCP 5094 (SCP) vs Ultraman X (Ultraman X)

SAYU (No Straight Roads) vs Falulu (Pripara)

Incarceron (Incarceron) vs Benry (Half Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware)

Lea (Crosscode) vs Kiracchu (Kiratto PriChan)

Dragon (Prahumans) vs Murder-Bot 2.0 (The Murderbot Diaries)

Ai (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRains) vs Glitch Slime (Slime Rancher)

Eris (Wolf 359) vs Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)

Bracket III:

Hera (Wolf 359) vs Shin AI (Your Turn to Die)

Alba (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure) vs The Denpa Men (The Denpa Men)

Guy (Free Guy) vs EDI (Mass Effect)

Aetna (Lore Olympus) vs Yui (Sword Art Online)

Nicole the Holo-Lynx (Archie Sonic) vs Gabumon (Digimon)

Jacqueline Box (Pripara) vs Mamechi (Tamagotchi)

Vanellope von Shweetz (Wreck-It Ralph) vs Cleverbot (Real Life)

The Phantom Virus (Scooby-Doo) vs Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa)

Alter Ego (Danganronpa) vs Digit (Cyberchase)

Simulcast (Reflection TTRPG) vs SARA (Toonami)

Lumina Ichihoshi (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ) vs The World Machine (OneShot)

Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) vs Holly (Red Dwarf)

HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey) vs Samantha (Her)

PAMA (Minecraft Story Mode) vs Noah Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Agent Smith (The Matrix) vs O.R.C.A (Splatoon)

Spunc (Alpha Betas) vs Porygon (Pokemon)

Bracket Delta:

GIFanny (Gravity Falls) vs Coco (Aikatsu Friends)

Vic Fontaine (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) vs Red One (The Last Angel)

Glitchtrap (FNAF Help Wanted) vs Holo (My Holo Love)

Avina (Mass Effect) vs Light Hope (She-Ra)

Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Aya (Green Lantern: The Animated Series)

Bonzi Buddy (Real Life) vs Tama (AI The Somnium Files)

Dragon (Worm) vs Bip (Runway to the Stars)

Failsafe (Destiny) vs J.A.R.V.I.S (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Aiba (AI: The Somnium Files) vs CanHaz (DC Comics)

SAYER (SAYER) vs Fey (Welcome to Night Vale)

Buddy (Buddy Simulator 1984) vs Ziggy (Quantum Leap)

Maggy (Hellspark) vs The Squip (Be More Chill)

Lyla (Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse) vs Durandal (Marathon)

Beta Jay 137 (Ninjago) vs Zero III (Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward)

Sergey Ushanka (The Magnus Archines) vs Demetra (Spy Kids 3: GAME OVER)

Alie (The 100) vs Lil' Hal (Homestuck)

As always, thank you for bearing with me during this long and arduous process. Sorry for the hassle, and be prepared, as it is almost upon us.

#virtual character tourney #tournament layout #there are a lot of characters so i'll be tagging them during the rounds #don't want to pack even more nonsense into the bottom portion #character polls

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maki-matsurra · 1 year

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Emergency Writing Commissions

Hello everyone!

As of recent, things at my house has been pretty rough money wise, so because of how many people love my writing, I am deciding to start up writing commissions!

The commission sheet is down below!

Paypal link: [email protected]

You can contact me either on Tumblr or my email ([email protected]) with details of your commission!

These are EMERGENCY commissions, I have the right to deny any request! I prefer to be paid upfront. I have 5 slots available (this may or may not be subject to change)

EXAMPLES

OneShot #1

Oneshot #2 That's What It Takes To Be Infinite

(Disclaimer: The completion times will vary depending on what you ask of me as well as my personal life) Prompts: $5

One shot: $20-40

Custom fanfic: $60

3-5 chapters: $70

NO REFUNDS!

(Disclaimer: If you have an OC, I need a reference image of said OC so I may describe them properly)

1-3 characters: $5

4-5 characters: $10

6-10 characters- $20

Fluff

Angst

Smut/Lemon

Crossover

Hurt/Comfort

Slash/Femslash

Songfic

Slice of Life

Darkfic

Adult x Minor Character

PWP (Porn without plot)

Incest (anything pro-ship related)

Podfics

Crack

Poem

(Disclaimer: If you want to request a fandom I don’t know, you can! Just be patient as I do my best to research it.)

Cuphead

Sonic The Hedgehog (Including Movie-verse)

Spider-Man

Guardians of the Galaxy (Movie-verse & Game-verse)

Uncharted (Including Movie-verse)

Red Dead Redemption

Kingdom Hearts

How to Train Your Dragon

Rise of the Guardians

Love Live! (Including Sunshine, Nijigasaki, & Superstar)

Aikatsu Stars

Black Butler

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid

South Park

Sly Cooper

Spies in Disguise

Gravity Falls

Disney Fairies

Zootopia

Detroit Become Human

Life is Strange (Only first game, Before the Storm & True Colors)

No Straight Roads

Team Fortress 2

Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Danganronpa

Steven Universe Future

Resident Evil (Only 2 & 4)

Looney Tunes

Animaniacs

Ratchet & Clank

Sam & Max

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach

Sing (The Movies)

D4DJ

Genshin Impact

Ever After High

Monster High

Criminal Minds

Over The Hedge

Epic Mickey

God of War Ragnarok

Peanuts (Charlie Brown Media)

Mario

Honkai: Star Rail

Good Omens

Lackadaisy

BBC Sherlock

#open commissions #writing commissions #writing #fanfiction #fanfic #emergency commissions #matsurrawrites

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yuribracket · 1 year

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The Maligned Yuri Bracket's preliminary round is underway!

It will still take me a good deal more time to find or make images for all of these pairings and schedule the polls, so don't expect voting to start up right away. But let's take a look at our contestants anyway!

EDIT: The preliminary round has started! This post will be updated with links to polls as they are posted and results as they come out.

I've decided that all pairings that received more than one submission will automatically be included in the final bracket, since there were so few of them. The remaining pairings have been sorted into 55 matchups of 2-4 pairings each, the winners of which will be added to a final bracket of 64.

When posted, the polls will include excerpts of the reasoning submitters gave as to how the pairings are maligned, to help people decide who they'd like to vote for. For now, here's a look at all of the pairings listed alongside the media they're from:

Kay Faraday/Ema Skye (Ace Attorney) vs. Franziska von Karma/Ema Skye (Ace Attorney) vs. Adrian Andrews/Franziska von Karma (Ace Attorney)

Susato Mikotoba/Haori Murasame (The Great Ace Attorney) vs. Aura Blackquill/Metis Cykes (Ace Attorney) vs. Athena Cykes/Pearl Fey (Ace Attorney)

Aiho Yomikawa/Kikyou Yoshikawa (A Certain Magical Index) vs. Mitsuko Kongou/Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Scientific Railgun)

Ema Hinata/Emo Moegi (Aikatsu Friends! and Kiratto Prichan) vs. Ichigo Hoshimiya/Aoi Kiriya (Aikatsu!) vs. Ran Shibuki/Yurika Todo (Aikatsu!)

Barbie/Raquelle (Barbie) vs. Annaliese/Erika (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper) vs. Kristyn Farraday/Hailey (Barbie in the Pink Shoes)

Talia Al Ghul/Selina Kyle (DC comics) vs. Lois Lane/Selina Kyle (DC comics) vs. Jean Grey/Wanda Maximoff (Marvel)

Barbara Gordon/Dinah Lance [DC comics (Birds of Prey)] vs. Kara Danvers/Lucy Lane (Supergirl) vs. Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain (DC comics)

Sera Masumi/Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan) vs. Hidemi Hondou/Jodie Starling (Detective Conan) vs. Ran Mouri/Kazuha Toyama (Detective Conan) vs. Ran Mouri/Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan) Kazuha Toyama/Ran Mouri/Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan)

Princess Alia/Akari Tsukimura (Kamen Rider Ghost) vs. Erika Satonaka/Chiyoko Shiraishi (Kamen Rider OOO)

Regina Mills/Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time) vs. Aurora/Mulan (Once Upon a Time)

Elesa/Skyla (Pokemon) vs. May/Serena (Pokemon) vs. Lana/Mallow (Pokemon)

Nemona/Penny (Pokemon) vs. Iono/Klara (Pokemon)

Cyllene/Zisu (Pokemon Legends Arceus) vs. Irida/Mai (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

Setsuna Higashi/Inori Yamabuki (Fresh Pretty Cure!) vs. Miki Aono/Inori Yamabuki (Fresh Pretty Cure!)

Kaoru Kiryuu/Mai Mishou (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star) vs. Saki Hyuuga/Mai Mishou (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star) vs. Saki Hyuuga/Michiru Kiryuu (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star)

Yuko Omori/Hime Shirayuki (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!) vs. Iona Hikawa/Hime Shirayuki (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!)

Himari Arisugawa/Ichika Usami (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) vs. Bibury/Ciel Kirahoshi (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) vs. Himari Arisugawa/Aoi Tategami (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) vs. Ciel Kirahoshi/Ichika Usami (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode)

Reika Aoki/Miyuki Hoshizora (Smile Pretty Cure!) vs. Akane Hino/Nao Midorikawa (Smile Pretty Cure!)

Hikari Kujou/Honoka Yukishiro (Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart) vs. Hosshiwa/Sasorina (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! and Heartcatch Pretty Cure!) vs. Megumi Aino/Manatsu Natsuumi (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! and Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)

Sora Harewataru/Mashiro Nijigaoka (Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure) vs. Kokone Fuwa/Ran Hamamichi (Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure) vs. Hibiki Hojo/Ellen Kurokawa (Suite Pretty Cure♪)

Laura La Mer/Asuka Takizawa (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure) vs. Nodoka Hanadera/Chiyu Sawaizumi (Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure) vs. Momoka Kurumi/Yuri Tsukikage (Heartcatch Pretty Cure!)

Elena Amamiya/Hikaru Hoshina (Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure) vs. Lulu Amour/Hana Nono (HUGtto! Pretty Cure)

Mirai Momoyama/Daia Nijinosaki (Kiratto Prichan) vs. Amane Sumeragi/Hina Yayoi (Waccha Primagi)

Coco Adel/Velvet Scarlatina (RWBY) vs. Ilia Amitola/Blake Belladonna (RWBY) vs. Penny Polendina/Ruby Rose (RWBY)

Mizuno Ami's mother/Rei Hino's mother (Sailor Moon) vs. Ami Mizuno/Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) vs. Hotaru Tomoe/Chibiusa Tsukino (Sailor Moon)

Sayaka Miki/Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) vs. Sana Futaba/Iroha Tamaki (Magia Record)

Nao Egokoro/Reko Yabusame (Your Turn to Die) vs. Touko Fukawa/Komaru Naegi (Dangan Ronpa)

Tomoyo Daidouji/Meiling Li (Cardcaptor Sakura) vs. Togo Mimori/Yuna Yuki (Yuki Yuna is a Hero)

Haruka Hani/Tamaki Teijo (Six Hearts Princess) vs. Minto Aizawa/Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Howan/Himeko Mashima (Show by Rock!) vs. Hitori Gotoh/Kita Ikuyo (Bocchi the Rock!)

Goombella/Vivian (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) vs. Sally Acorn/Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) vs. Theodora/Eleanor Vance [The Haunting of Hill House (novel)]

Katya/Sofia (Goncharov) vs. The Yuri Bracket submission form/The current submission (yuribracket)

Jenny Dolittle/Lynn Lambretta (Mouretsu Pirates) vs. Amami/Kokoro Komadori (Yuri Espoir) vs. Kei Sugiura/Rei Yokoe (School Zone)

Haru Edamoto/Sayaka Saeki (Bloom into You) vs. Sophia Ascart/Katarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess) vs. Natsumi Ichikawa/Akari Seto (Otherside Picnic)

Chloe Bourgeois/Marinette Dupain-Chang (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. Valerie Amaranth/Sophia Anderson (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart) vs. Bloom/Stella (Winx Club)

Olivier Mira Armstrong/Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Misa Amane/Rem (Death Note) vs. Nami/Vivi Nefertari (One Piece)

Chika Amatori/Izuho Natsume (World Trigger) vs. Izumo Kamiki/Shiemi Moriyama (Blue Exorcist) vs. Nobara Kugisaki/Maki Zenin (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Aya Hoshino/Miyu Yamazaki (Gals!) vs. An Lili/Yona (Yona of the Dawn) vs. Akari Mizunashi/Aria S. Granzchesta (Aria)

Nao Ishiwatari/Makoto Kowata (Flying Witch) vs. Konatsu Amano/Koyuki Honami (A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow) vs. Mayura Ransaika/Urara Ransaika (Akane-banashi)

Irisviel von Einzbern/Artoria Pendragon (Fate/Zero) vs. Sion Eltnam Atlasia/Riesbyfe Stridberg (Melty Blood)

Peridot/Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe) vs. Kyoshi/Rangi (Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rise of Kyoshi) vs. Aqua/Cinderella (Kingdom Hearts)

Lain Iwakura/Alice Mizuki (Serial Experiments Lain) vs. The Agent/Arakawa (Elfen Lied)

Rey/Rose Tico (Star Wars) vs. Anne Bonny/Max (Black Sails) vs. Svetlana Sergievsky/Florence Vassy (Chess)

Rin Hoshizora/Nozomi Tojo (Love Live!) vs. Naru Ayase/Rinne (Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live)

Ranma Saotome/Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2) vs. Kurako (Kuranosuke) Koibuchi/Tsukimi Kurashita (Princess Jellyfish)

Morena Prudo/Theta (Hunter X Hunter) vs. Botan/Keiko Yukimura (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Chika Fujiwara/Miko Iino (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War) vs. Marcille Donato/Falin Touden (Dungeon Meshi) vs. Makoto Kurume/Yuzuki Murashigei (Skip and Loafer)

Kozue Kaoru/Nanami Kiryuu (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs. Rei Ayanami/Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Akako Koizumi/Aoko Nakamori (Magic Kaito) vs. Shirayuki/Kiharu Toghril (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)

Dehya/Dunyazard (Genshin Impact) vs. Luluca/Roana (Epic Seven) vs. Karen Aijo/Mahiru Tsuyuzaki (Revue Starlight)

Foo Fighters/Jolyne (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs. Bayonetta/Jeanne (Bayonetta)

Shanoa/Laura (Castlevania) vs. Alisha Diphda/Rose (Tales of Zestiria)

Kurumu Kurono/Mizore Shirayuki (Rosario + Vampire) vs. Kaede Shiranui/Shinobu (Ninja Nonsense) vs. Sagir/Yuzuriha (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku)

Miku Kohinata/Hibiki Tachibana (Symphogear) vs. Sun Jing/Qiu Tong (Tamen de Gushi)

#malignedyuribracket #prelims

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