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uroboros-if · 10 months

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hellooo!! scrolled so far down your blog, i witnessed the creation of the chaotic universe. so! i am quite interested in this angle of the lore and worldbuilding of your if: gods serve humans, and exist almost intimately with them to the point of the former having a parental role, and even celebrating the ceremony of the twelve with them present.

this is refreshing from the familiar concept that gods are superior to mortals and only interact and bless who they deem worthy; in contrast to these deities that appreciate gifts but don't demand them and smite people (unless...? do they grant boons too?). i don't know how to tie this in with what i'll say next bc my thoughts are a mess but i hope i get them across properly aaaaaa and you don't have to answer this because i'm sure it's heading into spoiler territory and i just wanted to get this out so:

with what i said above, there has to be some sort of flaw. things between nero and ellera are tense*, and rafaele would like them to reconcile. similarly, nero thinks (or will think) alessi is doing the right thing (and doesn't like ellera's rules), while rafaele believes otherwise. just what about their divine rule is oppressive, or wrong, to the point where one of their own disapproves, and mortals started to rebel?

"Since time unknown, the same gods have existed to bring order to the world; could Alessi disrupt the current pantheon of divinity?" is what it says on alessi's profile. i have a few other thoughts on why as humans (in this setting at least. a nearly utopian and united world from what i can tell so far) they wouldn't want to be under the jurisdiction of gods, power dynamics aside. when rafaele said "Humans are happy now, anyway," i immediately thought, "or are they, father? ಠಿ_ಠ" because i think that with a prosperous group of people, there will always be others who have been overlooked. my mc would be the type to witness all of this from the sidelines (watching it all crash and burn!!), but since i'm guessing that isn't an option, they'll have to woo alessi into being accepted into their... army? (on that note, imagine the look of betrayal on salvatore or rafaele's face when they realize which side you chose haha ;-; ,,, assuming that you didn't win them over to yours. can we do that?)

i haven't even started on the existence and creation of gods,, how do you kill a god anyway? "with another god." ** "Normally, humans do not withstand a chance -- but in the right circumstances and with the right tools, along with will of the universe..." hmmm BUT i also saw that one ask with "The creation myth of the Kono people and Uroboros are both "ex nihilo", in which the world was in a state of Chaos -- a violent, turbulent time until the deities gave order to it." would that mean that without the gods...? is this similar to alessi defying death? (which i guess is related to the universe being in pain during the prologue, something that i speculate might have happened as well when that mortal ascended, because the universe was Defied) and!! "ex nihilo" literally means "out of nothing", deity of eternity, however nothing lasts forever,,, are you mathing with me

insert into this rambling, the seer, noemi. it would break my heart for the mc to hope that they might hold the answers to mc's role in all of this, what, if anything, went wrong with their revelation, if anything is wrong with them and their connection to the universe, and is there really nothing else you can tell me?

this became longer than i intended oh god,, normally i'm more of a peace and harmony enthusiast but the conflict in this if just stimulates me so much !! i'm sorry if this is a pain to read through—this is my way of telling you your work activates my happy brain chemicals xoxo

*i've always found disputes and general animosty between gods entertaining, and i'm sure my mc would love to meddle with all of that. from afar, though. they wouldn't want to get directly involved or found out. (i'm envisioning a relationship chart of all the characters just for this haha) **did the link work?? i had to come out of hiding since my sole ask about ellera's dress and reveal myself from the safe bubble of anonymity this is so scary

Aaaah thank you so much for being so enthusiastic about the conflict and lore of the IF!! I will answer your question under the read more and split it up by answers to your questions and my general remarks!

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They can't grant boons! Think of offerings merely as gifts for their service. They exist to serve.

just what about their divine rule is oppressive, or wrong, to the point where one of their own disapproves, and mortals started to rebel? 🌿

I think you got quite close to the answer with what you said!—"i think that with a prosperous group of people, there will always be others who have been overlooked."

You will know more details as the IF goes on, but I will say — those who remain nonchalant to the world's state of affairs are those privileged enough to not have it affect them negatively, or live in a world that benefits them.

imagine the look of betrayal on salvatore or rafaele's face when they realize which side you chose haha ;-; ,,, assuming that you didn't win them over to yours. can we do that? 🌿

I won't say anything for Salvatore, but as for the fathers, they will always support you even if they ultimately disagree with you! :)

"The creation myth of the Kono people and Uroboros are both "ex nihilo", in which the world was in a state of Chaos -- a violent, turbulent time until the deities gave order to it." would that mean that without the gods...? is this similar to alessi defying death? ... and!! "ex nihilo" literally means "out of nothing", deity of eternity, however nothing lasts forever,,, are you mathing with me 🌿

Yes! Theoretically, without the gods, the Universe would not be in order anymore. It is Ellera who orchestrated its unity, and the other gods who came together as each instrument of the world's symphony. She truly believes that, without the gods—without her—the world cannot go on.

Alessi feels a little differently, or perhaps knows.

it would break my heart for the mc to hope that they might hold the answers to mc's role in all of this, what, if anything, went wrong with their revelation, if anything is wrong with them and their connection to the universe, and is there really nothing else you can tell me? 🌿

Noemi is... a strange and reclusive deity. And held back by she Who Rules All.

Remarks ✨

scrolled so far down your blog, i witnessed the creation of the chaotic universe. 🌿

This made me giggle!

normally i'm more of a peace and harmony enthusiast but the conflict in this if just stimulates me so much !! i'm sorry if this is a pain to read through—this is my way of telling you your work activates my happy brain chemicals xoxo 🌿

No no, believe me sass-sage, you've brought me so much happiness with your ask!! Thank you so much for thinking so deeply about the IF. It means more to me than you know! 🥺🥺🥺

I always love a little drama between the gods too, it's so delicious!! As the IF progresses, your MC will be thrown into the middle of this chaos... but who knows! Maybe you'll find that your MC will find the will to take control of their destiny, and thus the Universe's.

Also, if you're ever interested, I have a family tree of all the gods... not a relationship chart just yet, but it might be interesting anyway!

**did the link work?? i had to come out of hiding since my sole ask about ellera's dress and reveal myself from the safe bubble of anonymity this is so scary 🌿

The link worked and I must say it has SO much to do with Uroboros and I'm eating it up!! It actually called me out on so many things about the concept of the afterlife in the IF... I can't say too much, but I'll say Hera and Apollo in your post's link are onto something when it comes to mortals, whereas Hades is closer to the concept of death for gods!

Again, thank you so much sass-sage, I'm actually a little emotional 🥺🥺 I didn't answer this immediately, but I promised I read it right when you sent it and I love it!!

#uroboros-if #uroboros #asks #sass-sage #long post #long #lore #worldbuilding

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ncardaesthetics · 1 year

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Shinonome Trivia

All info is pulled directly from the Shinonome idols side stories, home screen dialogue, etc. Not really trivia but more of a collection of little fun facts, hopefully it’ll be helpful to anyone who wants to write fanfiction or make art of the Shinonome idols! Sorted alphabetically by last name, things related to relationships between the idols are at the end!

Note: Some card stories are still missing! This post will be updated if/when I find these.

Christina:

She comes from Trento, Italy.

She prefers to be called Chris.

She appears to be Christian/Catholic, ex. "May the blessing of God reach everyone"

Her hobby is cats cradle.

She mentions having panicked on stage before.

She refers to the sun as "Mr. Sun"

She took up sewing because she wanted to help make outfits.

She writes lyrics for the group sometimes.

Uses "-san" for her friends.

Kasane Hasekura

Her hobby is cosplaying.

She's very proficient at sewing, and often makes her own clothes.

She likes cotton candy.

Kasane made all the costumes herself at first, but learned to let the others help her over time.

She often forgets what she wants to talk about, and has decided to start writing down the conversation topics she thinks of throughout the day.

Kasane insists on taking measurements for the others.

Uses "-chan" for her friends.

Rika Kamiya

She became an idol in order to research how a single stage can move the hearts of so many people.

Refers to others as her "test subjects" sometimes.

She isn't easily scared, as she claims that if you have knowledge, you won't be afraid of many things.

She is very knowledgeable about nature and plant species.

She would like to meet "all the school idols" someday, as she believes all the school idols meeting would result in an amazing chemical reaction.

She doesn't seem very flattered by compliments on her appearance, and instead takes the opportunity to begin researching what exactly "cute" is and how it moves others.

She seems insecure about her performances, saying she knows they're "boring".

She also seems interested in neuroscience, as she's investigating how the brain reacts to performances.

She uses "-kun" for her friends, or at least Kasane.

Mizuki Kikkawa

She enjoys basketball, and wants to participate in the inter-high school tournament.

She decided to become a school idol because she thought it would help her improve in basketball as well, although she realizes this has nothing to do with the sport after joining.

She hates giving up, which is part of why she stuck with being a school idol.

Another game she enjoys is shadow tag.

She gets nervous performing in front of children, or at least when she's acting in a play.

There's another girls' basketball player she's been admiring and watching for years.

She really likes millet dumplings.

People often misread/mispronounce "Kikkawa"

Mizuki doesn't use any honorifics for her friends.

Haruka Konoe

She's her class representative.

At first, she thinks that everyone in the idol club is weird, and states that she has to "fix this".

Haruka is very bad at cooking.

All of Haruka's classmates come to watch her performances.

She uses "-chan" for her friends.

Kanata Konoe

She only became a school idol to help her sister out.

She's a member of the health committee, but she spends most of her time sleeping in the nurse's office.

She's very attached to her pillow, and says nobody else is allowed to use it.

She tries her best because she doesn't want to mess up and make her sister sad.

She brings her pajamas to school.

She's good at cooking, and claims it's the only thing she's good at.

She refers to the infirmary as "the school's paradise."

She refers to her friends with "-chan"

Yuri Mido

She doesn't like frilly/fluttery outfits, and refuses to believe she looks good in them.

It seems like she became an idol because of Coco, and refers to idol club as "weird" at first.

While she had no interest in idols at first, she liked creating her own music and performing with the club.

She seems to like rock music, and thinks it's cool.

She plays guitar, and is apparently really good at it.

She hates being told what to do.

She doesn't think she's cute, and doesn't like being called cute.

She says she doesn't really have likes or dislikes.

Yuri doesn't use any honorifics for her friends.

Coco Miyashita

Her hobby is volunteering.

She became a school idol because she wanted to be of use to more people.

She's a bit embarrassed of her performances at first.

She does a lot of volunteering because she wants to make people happy.

One of the places she volunteers at is a nursing home.

She often goes "hawawa~"

She returns money when she finds it on the ground.

She refers to her friends with "-chan".

Sana Yuki

Her hobby is listed as "none in particular"

She claims that she didn't really want to be a school idol, but she joined because the club wanted her to so badly. She seems to try her best out of spite, at least in the beginning.

She seems to dislike it when others goof off, and claims that she's extremely busy.

She refuses to wear a clown outfit at first, and insist they should be wearing more elegant outfits, but eventually gives in and does her best to wear it properly.

While practicing juggling for the aforementioned outfit, she gets frustrated and throws the balls at the wall, only to have them bounce back and hit her in the face.

She plays tennis as well.

She has a hard time expressing herself, especially when it comes to gratitude, and says that singing helps her say the words she can't usually bring herself to.

She gets embarrassed when she's called cute unexpectedly.

She insists she's amazing at tennis, though when she tries to demonstrate, she accidentally "hits a home run" instead.

She's trying to learn how to sew, but is having a hard time.

She doesn't use any honorifics for her friends.

Relationships:

Christina taught Haruka and Kasane to play cats cradle.

Christina states that Haruka and Kanata treat her well, which makes her want to visit the infirmary more.

Christina volunteered at a community center with Coco.

Kasane has met Koyuki and Himeno, and calls them cute.

Kasane and Mutsuki are the only people that Rika has mentioned, with Kasane being the only one mentioned by name.

Mizuki gets the other girls to play basketball with her during their idol practice breaks.

Mizuki thinks that Yuri is amazing at playing guitar.

Mizuki says that the other girls in her club give her a fuzzy feeling, and she wants to protect them.

According to Mizuki, Coco and Yuri are always together.

Haruka is always cleaning up after Kanata, and says she "has no appeal as a girl". Despite her annoyance with her sometimes, they are very close and have a good relationship.

Haruka and Kanata sometimes wear matching outfits, which makes Haruka extremely happy.

Coco helped Haruka make chocolate for Kanata.

Rika and Kanata get along well, according to Haruka.

Kanata says that Haruka gets angry with her a lot, and wants her to be nicer to her, though this is likely only said because Haruka wakes her up often.

Kanata's pajamas were made by Haruka and Kasane.

Haruka helps Kanata study.

Yuri thinks that Coco is tricking her when she says she looks good in her idol outfits.

Coco and Yuri practice together.

Yuri is somewhat annoyed that Coco prioritized a teacher over her, but knowing that Coco is likely upset about breaking her promise to Yuri, she goes to help her.

Coco was, in fact, very upset about the possibility of not being able to practice with Yuri.

Yuri and Coco go shopping together.

Coco thinks Yuri is both cool and cute, and seems to admire her a lot.

Yuri, Coco, and Kasane make outfits together.

After hearing that Yuri got a love letter in her locker, Coco decides to put one in her locker as well.

Christina and Coco study up on Japan together.

Sana claims she can see right through Rika's insistence that she's simply researching school idols.

Mizuki gets flustered while Kasane is measuring her.

Kanata has prayed with Christina before, but fell asleep.

Yuri buys Coco ice cream for doing a good deed.

Rika met Mutsuki at the beach.

#christina #llsif christina #kasane hasekura #rika kamiya #haruka konoe #kanata konoe #mizuki kikkawa #yuri mido #coco miyashita #sana yuki #trivia #shinonome academy #llsif #love live #love live school idol festival #n girls #n card girls #llsif normals #mod coco

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supergenial · 11 months

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(translation+lyrics) Atheism by Seraph

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”wtf this isn’t the new Ariabl’eyeS album” I know. I’ll do that one in a while but ToTK and work are too distracting, I genuinely just felt like doing this for some reason while I was taking the meanest shit I’ve taken all year.

Anyway, this could easily be a 10/10 song but idk, it goes on for about two minutes more than it should. The intro vocals are definitely amazing though and always hype me up to hear the whole thing. Lyrics down below and see you all next time.

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Atheism

Composer: LifeRubato

Vocalist: 海紅

Tsumibukaki zange no hi Awaremi michibiku koe Kotowari wo tonaite Tada inori wo

On this sinful day of repentance A voice shall guide the regretful ones Chanting a single dogma It is simply praying

Yami ni ochiru sekai Nabiku ryougen no hi Daremo ga obiete Fusaida kuchi wo narabeteru

A world sunk into darkness Yielding to the wildfire As the mortals live in fear their sealed mouths line up

Tsurusareshi nie Sabaki no sanbi no ne Chi ni shita yurushimo Utau koe wa kikoenai

The hung sacrifices Tune a symphony of judgement The ground bearing proof of their atonement As this chanting voice goes unheard

Tatoe itsuwari no kubiki demo Kowasenu shinri de sae mo

The shackles of falsehood Remain unbroken even by the truth

Tsumibukaki rakuen he Torawareshi hito no yume Kotowari ga tozashita Sono noroi wo

Headed to a sinful heaven Are the ones trapped in a dream For the truth is concealed That is their curse

Nageku koe namida tokashite mo Todokanu sukui no ne wa Furikazashita kono chikai de Yuganda tsumi he to kae you

The tears of the mourning voices wont fade The tune of salvation won’t reach them Wielding this oath Let’s change these distorted sins.

Kono koe ga todoku nara Kami no ne ni kotau nara Yami wo terasu kagi to narite Michibikou atarashii sekai he

If this voice can reach you If you can correspond god’s melody And become the key that shines in the dark Then I will guide you to a new world

Megumi ni yowasare Utau boutoku no ne Kakushita namida mo Kabau koe wa kikoenai

Drunk in blessings Chanting a blasphemous tune Even these hidden tears and drowned out voice go unheard

Tatoe itsuwari no akashi demo Shinjita saisei no hi wo

Even if it was a falsehood Do believe in the day of revival

Tsumi wo shiri abakite Awaremishi hito yo Tomenaide tomenaide Sono inori wo

Know thine sins have been disclosed Those who repent Do not stop. Do not stop. Don’t stop your prayer

Aegu koe namida tokashite mo Todokanu sukui no hi wa Tokihanatta kono negai de Tsunaide asu he tamukeyou

Even if the tears of the gasping voices faded The day of salvation yet to come You shall be freed by this wish So offer yourselves for a tomorrow

Kono koe ga hibiku nara Kami no ne wo tadoru nara Hi wo moegaku kate to narite Kanade you atarashii sekai he

As long as this voice can be heard It will guide you on god’s path Let it be the encouragement that drives you Chanting towards a brand new world

Itsuka mita yume habataku sora Todokanu no naraba Semete mitomete hoshii

One day we’ll leap to that sky we dreamed of And if we can’t reach it At least it’ll acknowledge us

Shuuen no kane ga naru Saisei no koe ga naku Naraba sasagou kono negai mo Aisuru hi no kagari he to

The bell of demise can be heard The voice of the reincarnated cries So I’ll offer this wish unto you A bonfire for those I love

Nageku koe namida ga karetemo Nagareru gisei no chi wa Yagate hikaru shirushi to nari Kogareta asu he furisosogu

Even if the tears of the grieving voices fade The flowing blood of the sacrificed ones May serve as a beacon of light to them Pouring on to the desired tomorrow

Kono koe ga hatete nao Kami no ne ga kiete nao Nokoshi tsunagu kono omoide Daremo ga asu he saku Mirai wo

Even though this voice may fade Even though god’s tune may fade These feelings we’ve left behind Shall let you bloom onto tomorrow For the future

#Seraph #atheism #vanitas no shouzou #Translation #lyrics #tips fedora #ヴァニタスの肖像

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innocentanimegirl · 1 year

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Dragon ball + z

Naruto

Bleach

One piece

Mob psycho 100

One punch man

Hunter x hunter

Fate

Spyxfamily

Beelzebub

Mha

Black clover

Silent voics

Your name

Spirited away

A whisker away

Bubbles

Blue lock

Your lie in april

The promised Neverland

Given

Yuri on ice

Dororo

My neighbor tororo

Death note

Tokyo ghoul

Kagegurui

Fruits basket

Kamisama kiss

Hyoka

Blue period

Charlotte

Demon slayer

Haikyuu

Barakamon

Saiki k

Komi can't communicate

To your eternity

Reincarnated as a slime

Rising of the shield hero

Tiang guang shi fu/heaven's official blessing

Redo of healer (sorry)

Black butler

Madoka magic

Yona of the dawn

Kakuriyo bread and breakfast

Maid sama

Orange

Anohana

Wolf girl and the black prince

Wonder egg priority

Weathering with you

Maqia when the promised flower blooms

Achi kocchi

Beyond the boundary

Gintama

Dr. Stone

Jujutsu kaisen

Chainsaw man

The world's finest assasin

Another

Seven deadly sins

Fairy tail

Noragami

Snow White with the red hair

Food wars

Asobi asobase

A silent voice

Tamako love story

Link click

Brother's conflict

Josee, the tiger and fish

Gakuen babysitters

The demonic king chases his wife

The yakusa's guide to babysitting

The misfit of demon king academy

Bofuri

Welcome to demon school iruma kun

The god of high school

Ascendance of a bookworm

If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord

Kono subarashi sekaii ni shufuku

Horimiya

Nisekoi

Kuroko no basket

Assassination classroom

Danganropa

Toilet bound hanako kun

Bonguo steay dogs

Millionaire detective(bank unlimited)

Tokyo revengers

Tokyo ravens

High rise invasion

Parasite

Full metal alchemist

Sword art online

Ouran high school host club

Little witch academia

Free!

Cyberpunk edge runners

From me to you/kimi ni todoke

Kaguya Sama love is war

Votakoi

Himouto! Umaru chan

Tonari no sekki kun

Haven't you heard? I'm sakamoto!

Aono exorcist

Ao haru ride

Jojo's bizzare adventure

Tomodachi game

Magatsu no wahreit

86 eighty six

Shikimori San is not just a cutie

Death parade

Violet evergarden

Code geass

Diabolik lovers

Blue Exorcist

Ousamu ranking

Seraph of the end

Moriorty the patriot

Phsyco pass

Death parade

Mieruko-chan

Sk8 infinity

Cowboy bebop

GTO

Black lagoon

Yarichin bitch club

Cells at work

Durara

Dororo

Lookism

Skum's wish

Fire force

The way of the house husband

Monster

Romantic killer

I'm a villainous daughter so I'll tame the final boss

So im a spider, so what

God troubles me

Sasaki and miyano

The children of the whales

Buddy daddies

Hellsing

Record of ragnarok

Vinland saga

The witcher

7 seeds

The great pretend

B the beginning

By the grace of the gods

Oshi no ko

Hell's paradise

Kabaneri the iron fortress

Great pretender

Campfire cooking in another world with my abnormal ability

Musuko tenshou

Mo dao zu shi

Mashle

Magi

My anime list so far lol

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anime-of-the-day · 10 months

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Anime of the day: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!

Alt title: KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

Released: 2016

Kazuma has made a grave mistake. You might think is was his pathetic death. You might think it was passing up on going to heaven. But no. Kasuma’s mistake was selecting the useless goddess Aqua to help him on his quest to defeat the Demon King.

#Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!#KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!#2016 #anime of the day #anime recommendation #anime review #anime #anime rec #anime rec list

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KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 3 Episode 5 English Dubbed

Epi'so'de L'i'n'k . You Will Be Find Down below...

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 3 Episode 5 English Dubbed

Episode Title: Nefarious Friends for This Sheltered Princess!

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 Episode 5. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3 Episode 5

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#Anime_Hub_Series #otaku #anime #manga #animegirl #kawaii #naruto #animeart #animeedits #weeb #animememes #cosplay #animes #art #animelover #onepiece #japan #animeedit #animelove #animeworld #cute #otakugirl #animegirls #otakuworld #memes #animefan #fanart #narutoshippuden #wibu #attackontitan #animeboy

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kinnikinniki · 8 months

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葉月ゆら - Amadeus -God Bless ver-

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Yura Hatsuki - Amadeus -God Bless ver-

Album: La Pucelle

Lyrics:

謡い繰る輪の中で　震える手を引き寄せ運命をあわせ踊る　血に染まる私を美しいと口づけ　胸の薔薇は咲き誇る絶対の啓示も揺らいでしまう　罪でしょうか

utai kuru wa no naka de furueru te o hikiyose unmei o awase odoru chi ni somaru watashi o utsukushī to kuchidzuke mune no bara wa sakihokoru zettai no keiji mo yuraide shimau tsumideshou ka

The repeated verses pull my trembling hands together, I dance with fate, covered in blood, With a beautiful kiss, the rose in my heart blooms. My perfect revelation wavers, is it a sin?

世界を統べる神に導かれ聖なる少女は戦場に降り立つ

sekai o suberu kami ni michibika re seinaru shōjo wa senjō ni oritatsu

Guided by the almighty god, A holy girl descends to the battlefield.

鮮血の残像が歪むこの世界で胸を震わせる光を守るため踊り狂う

senketsu no zanzō ga yugamu kono sekai de mune o furuwaseru hikari o mamoru tame odori kuruu

In this world, distorted by afterimages of fresh blood, I’ll dance like crazy to protect the light that makes my heart throb.

神の操り人形は　恋を知り抜け殻に残酷な運命は　いつか私を壊すほんのヒトカケラだけ　夢を見せてください貴方が信仰するのは　私だけなのでしょう？

kami no ayatsuri ningyō wa koi o shiri nukegara ni zankokuna unmei wa itsuka watashi o kowasu hon'no hitokakera dake yume o misetekudasai anata ga shinkō suru no wa watashi dakena nodeshou?

Knowing love, God’s puppet becomes an empty shell, A cruel fate will destroy me one day. I’m just a fragment, please show me a dream. Am I the only one you believe in?

世界を統べる神に導かれ墜ちた少女は戦場に降り立つ

sekai o suberu kami ni michibika re ochita shōjo wa senjō ni oritatsu

Guided by an almighty god, A fallen girl descends to the battlefield.

暗の鎮魂曲　憎しみ舞い散るこの世界で胸を奮わせる　光を守る剣を掲げよ

kura no chinkon-kyoku nikushimi mai chiru kono sekai de mune o furuwa seru hikari o mamoru ken o kakageyo

A dark requiem in this world where hatred scatters, I’ll raise my sword to protect the light that makes my heart throb!

残酷な賛歌　絶望が燃えるこの世界で夢で微笑むあなたを　守るため踊り狂う

zankokuna sanka zetsubō ga moeru kono sekai de yume de hohoemu anata o mamoru tame odori kuruu

A cruel hymn in this world where despair burns, I’ll dance like crazy to protect you who smile in my dreams.

鮮血の輪舞　憎しみ舞い散るこの世界で胸を震わせる　光を守る剣を掲げよ

senketsu no rinbu nikushimi mai chiru kono sekai de mune o furuwaseru hikari o mamoru ken o kakageyo

A rondo of fresh blood in this world where hatred scatters, I’ll raise my sword to protect the light that makes my heart throb!

Notes:

This is perhaps my favorite song by Yura Hatsuki. La Pucelle has so many good songs on it and its acutally one of her few full length albums. This song is also on The Beautiful World which is a really short but sweet album.

God bless version? Is there another version? -Yes there is! Amadeus（はつ恋ver）, also on La Pucelle, it has more of a guitar heavy pop vibe than this orchestral pop vibe. I prefer this version, but I'd still love that one if this one didn't exist.

謡い繰る輪の中で　震える手を引き寄せ

How to translate this? At first I thought "magic circle", but with all the allusion to music and dancing, I think its a metaphorical ring of music.

#葉月ゆら #translation #lyrics

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snorlaxishere · 4 years

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7x25: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono-Jerry and his getting his badge (finally) party 🥳 and Kono doing something about the other girls in the sextraffic ring on the mainland.

I know Jerry getting his badge is supposed to be a good thing but it was masked by Kono doing something about the girls on the maninland who are not able to go home to their familes. Oh and we can’t forget about Steve lying to Danny about him “might” having radiation poisoning...leaving Danny absolutely gobsmacked. And scared... for Steve.

#mcdanno #my favourite mcdanno moments #hawaii five 0 #steve is sick #danny is scared #jerry gets his badge and his party #kono leaves #the end of an era #god bless you kono #i will miss you #chin’s last episode too

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hawaiifiveoh · 2 years

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admission | steve mcgarrett

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McGarrett gets seriously hurt, and you realize some things about the chief.

steve mcgarrett x reader

Author’s note: set in and post 6x25. some angst and emotions, obviously.

2.9k words | ♫ Playlist: the trouble with wanting - joy williams, angel - yowler

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Danny had a couple ribs broken, but he was unfazed by the pain, rushing around. Yet, here you were, slow blinking, your body feeling like it had been run over. Despite your perfect posture, your chest was caved in. Your stomach was lodged in the bottom of your throat. Your heart hadn’t been stable ever since that distress signal from the plane, the landing, and everything that happened after. It evened out slightly when McGarrett was confirmed to be at Tripler, and you all got the guys who caused this whole nightmare. But then it fell out of order again with the bad news of the extent of Steve’s injuries. The phrase “next few hours” sunk into your brain from the Doctor’s drawn face. You couldn’t get it out: ‘few hours, few hours, 180 minutes… give or take, and he will die.’ And in that moment, you knew what you had been keeping to yourself, what you’d been protecting yourself from, would be the very thing that would kill you.

All you had been doing was breathing in the exhales of everyone else who was loitering in the waiting room in silence. You were staring at the same line of wood grain on the floor, since Danny and Steve were admitted into surgery. God bless Danny Williams, his blood type, and his ability to recognize yet compartmentalize a wide range of emotions, as he offered up his liver to save Steve, without question. You in one way would be forever secretly indebted to the cynical short man. Danny was not only your dear friend, but the one who gave you the most tangible feeling of hopeful expectation you ever felt at that time. It was a specific type of hope against the loss that was much too close. The bottomless well that was formed from everything you never thought about. The loss of never being able to spend time with that annoying Lt. Commander again, to have the attention of the warrior man’s gaze, the chance to keep him looking at you.

A part of you always hated McGarrett, you hated him as soon as his large hand wrapped around yours for one moment. He kept moving along, evading danger and all, like nothing going on was a big deal, but you were stuck there. Stuck hating how his grip right then dragged you out of you head and let yourself breathe without any afterthought. You hated that he gave you this insidiously addicting comfort– some undefined yet distinguishable calmness washing over you, like fresh rain. You knew it'd be something you couldn’t afford to lose after knowing how it felt to have it in your life. Really though, you just hated what you did to yourself because he didn’t do anything to cause this and your damned speculations. You had wrapped yourself around every idea and inflection and smile and touch and turned it into another kind of thing you wanted to keep. Steven was too honorable and professional and hurt himself to ever consider crossing that line and ruining things. And you hated that fact. So, you hated McGarrett more, but never said it. You never spoke the truth that sat behind your eyes and ribs. You let it fester, like some bruised fruit rotting in the afternoon sun. But all this time, it wasn’t hate that actually grew at all.

The same doctor with the eyebrows in a perpetual frown, shuffled into the room, and like moths to a flame everyone immediately stood up and hovered around him: a lost prophet, you all waiting on his words to speak to the masses, to hear some glorious truth. And, there was.

It didn’t help you feel truly better, though. The uncovered truth, weighing down your heart, pulled and kept your ribs caved in. Kono obviously had something on her mind too, because you ran into her in the doorway of Steve’s room in Intensive Care.

“Kono! I didn’t know you were here. I’m sorry, I’ll come back–”

“Y/N, no worries,” she peacefully smiled, presence like flowing lavender in a field, “I already said what I needed to,” you nodded at her, “I take it you’re here to do the same,” she commented.

Kono’s stare, just like her shot, was direct. Her look was in no way judgmental, but immediately, you felt paper thin, like you already showed too much.

“I just wanted to see how he was doing,” you said, pushing down the swells of embarrassment.

Your feet were stuck. The faraway sight of McGarrett lying there, resembled more of an open casket than some vision of recovery. Maybe, reminders of death were hanging around too much because it was the hospital. Whatever. You realized you couldn't do this, especially not now, not with all this emotional mess. You felt your heart sink again. Kono watched you, her face slowly turning concerned. You heard your name, in the darkness of your shut eyes, head leaning against the wall just outside the room.

You opened your eyes again, a feeling rising in your throat, “I’m fine. I’m just processing everything, I guess. Thinking about things.”

“Don’t think, Y/N. Just say whatever’s in that big caring heart of yours, you can’t go wrong.”

You sighed, pessimistically shaking your head, “Oh, it can.”

In the silence, Kono softly spoke up again. The words hit you, straight through.

“I saw how you were at my wedding. How you two looked at each other when you thought no one was looking,” she tilted her head for emphasis, “And, how you both refused to dance with each other.”

“I didn’t refuse. I was never asked.”

“You could’ve asked Steve.” She countered. You scoffed.

“Yeah,” you mocked, crossing your arms to constrain the pain radiating out from your chest. You knew the fragments and open ends of what happened since.

“Just because things were one way doesn’t mean things stay that way forever. Who’s here right now?”

You stared at her.

“Sometimes you just have to believe in yourself like someone else believes in you,” Kono stated like some thoughtful therapist.

You swallowed the dryness in your throat, as she nudged you into the room. You slowly walked to Steve’s bedside, and turned back around for reassurance, but Kono was already gone.

You pulled a stray chair close to the bed, the weight of everything you’ve realized too much to stand. You narrowed your eyes at McGarrett, trying to build up that hatred, some form of cruelty to protect yourself. It didn’t work. You were defeated, desperate. So, you selfishly took the one chance you believed you had– your hand cautiously wandering to Steve’s.

Your fingers warily reached around the knuckles of his motionless hand, a clandestine tenderness falling over the room. That calmness you always sought now came with a price of knowing what love was for you. You took his larger palm in both of your hands, quietly exhaling your held breath and stray tears of gratitude and now regret.

“This… this isn’t easy for me to say out loud, especially to you. I hate to admit it, but Steve, I don’t know what I’d do without you. Seriously. I love you. And despite whatever happens and however you feel about me, I’ll still love you.”

Then you sat there in silence, tear stains drying, wondering who the warrior man was actually dreaming of and if your presence ever was potent enough to win out and linger. Who was he hoping to be beside him?

You didn’t leave Steve’s side, numbing the aches in your confessed heart, dodging the glances from the moseying nurses’ that questioned if you were McGarrett’s girlfriend or not. After some time, you had heard his breathing pattern change from the established melody that both of yours had melded into. Your tiredness had won out, though, resting there half-awake, as you leaned against your elbow on the edge of the bed, your other hand not letting go of Steve’s. You heard the deep timbred syllables of your name drift into your ears. Your eyes shot open.

“Hey,” you couldn’t hold back a smile, seeing Steve awake, “How are you doing?”

“What happened? Where’s Danny?”

“Danny’s doing fine. We got the guys who shot at you. You had surgery a few hours ago, you were in pretty bad shape when they brought you in here, especially your liver. Danny gave you a part of his.”

“Really?” You felt his thumb graze against your hand as he was thinking, you swallowed hard.

“I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing,” Steve noted.

You couldn’t help but laugh, “It’s a good thing, McGarrett. Everyone was really worried about you. Actually I should tell them you’re awake.”

You were trying to distance yourself from the feeling running up your arm to your heart. The warning from your older cousin ringing through your mind, ‘being too intense, only burns you’. You dropped Steve’s hand.

He cleared his throat, feeling the gaping hole of your lost grip, “How– How long have you been here?”

“I don’t know. I stayed because I know it’s better to wake up with someone beside you.” The sentence fell from your mouth and instantly implications sprouted from the pauses, “After surgery, I mean.”

Steve nodded and eyed you briefly, his eyes still adjusting to the ambient light, but piercing nonetheless.

“Thank you for being here. It was better… maybe even the best.” Steve added, eyebrows playful, his voice lightening up, but something was still holding it back.

You rolled your eyes, wondering what it was. But before you could figure it out, the nurse popped back into the room, dotingly tending to McGarrett since he was awake again.

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You could hear the clarity of Danny Williams’ insults through the wooden door. You opened it to find the detective and the chief still in their respective hospital beds, still bickering whenever they had the opportunity.

“The TV, now this! Every day you prove yourself more of being a complete and utter ingrate.”

“Don’t get mad at me just cause the nurse likes me more, and got me the last fruit cup, okay?”

“You didn’t even offer to share!”

“You never share your food.”

“It’s the principle, Steven. To offer as a kind gesture. Like how I offered you my liver.”

“Jeeze, here we go again. I swear I’m going to refuse my anti-rejection meds, it’s not worth this.”

“Boys,” you warned, and the two men focused on you, “Please. It’s one more day, otherwise I’m not going to share these,” you paused and opened up the box of fresh malasadas.

“Aww, babe, you’re the sweetest,” Danny cooed, and you softly smiled, always appreciative of the Jersey man’s unfiltered emotional openness– unlike the guy next to him.

The guy that could apparently throw ‘love you’s around at the hospital last week with ease. You overheard when Steve nonchalantly said it to Grover before everyone left for Max’s party. It was fine, you knew the ohana cared about each other. But the whole time at Rumfire you just stewed on the fact you were the one there most of the time, and Steven never once had said it to you.

However, that same guy noticed your sweet smile at his friend’s words and how the sight poked a hole in his chest, jealousy dripping out.

“If it wasn’t for you checking in, I don’t think I would have stayed sane in this place,” Danny added.

“Stayed sane?” McGarrett taunted, “That’s implying, you haven’t ever lost it here, Daniel?”

Danny didn’t answer aside from suddenly reaching and pulling the curtain out between the two beds as a barrier. He knew better than to engage in this, his facial expressions saying plenty for you two to understand. You patted his arm in empathy, before handing him the entire box of desserts.

“No malasadas for me?” Steve incredulously asked as you went around to his side of the room.

“I warned you,” you shrugged, as you both heard Danny mumble through mouthfuls, “These are some of the best malasadas ever, I’m telling you.”

McGarrett made an over the top appalled face, sighing loudly, “Are you gonna offer a kind gesture and share, Danny?”

The detective snickered, “It’s like you’re trying to speak to me, but I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

You watched Steve’s face, he rolled his eyes at his unseen partner. Then his stare found yours, and in a split second it felt like there was this thing standing in the middle of the room, but you both didn’t want to ask what it was. McGarrett blinked again and it was gone. He nodded towards you, a smile now on the edge of his lips,

“Com’ere,” the tone of his voice was obviously more pleading than normal.

The TV’s noise faded into the background as you sat down right at the edge of the bed closest to his frame. Queued thoughts to speak were already there as a distraction. So, you leaned in closer. Steve shifted his weight slightly to settle his heart, realizing you were only whispering in his ear,

“Sometimes little things mean a lot. Offer the next fruit cup to Danny, understood?”

His eyes tried to fight your close stare, but they gave in and said fine. You were a rip current dragging him out to sea, no matter how hard he fought against it. Steve couldn’t stop looking at you, you not knowing how grateful he actually was to have the chance to. You felt his gaze lock to yours again and you felt too exposed– that truth never fully able to be hidden in how you saw him.

Suddenly, McGarrett turned away, confusion replacing your vulnerability while he intensely focused on two larger ‘get well’ bouquets of flowers on the nightstand beside him. He started digging through the various stems, on some sort of hunt it seemed. He pulled out some flowers, specific selections that happened to reflect random mentions of types and colours you liked. He eagerly handed them to you, eyes big and apprehensive, like some nervous late prom date. You were touched and confused as you silently took them in your hand. He leaned his body forward, towards your ear, wanting to prevent his partner’s potential intrusive commentary in what he was about to say.

“‘E hele me ka pu'olo’,” his low voice echoed, “You live up to that saying, always making everything better than it was before… By the way, I love you too.”

Steve didn’t move that far back, tilting his head only slightly to see your reaction. The proud warrior man saw the grin slowly spread across your face, replacing the surprise and anger after you realized what he had known for almost 2 weeks. His own lips curled up into a smile only you could cause.

Suddenly, you heard the curtain rings slide back with a breeze, Danny’s determined action, startling you both.

“Oh good, you’re both conscious. I thought something happened since it’s been so quiet.”

Danny’s eyes ricocheted between you two, before resting on the delicate bunch of flowers you were holding.

“What?” McGarrett gruffly asked.

Danny was still staring, observing and processing in seconds what he thought could be going on, but not saying it out loud. He raised his eyebrows, “Nothing... I uh, need the remote to change the channel.”

In a precise series of SEAL-like motions, McGarrett grabbed the TV remote from the drawer and threw it to him. Danny barely had enough time to react.

“There, enjoy the malasadas too, buddy,” Steve said calmly, before attentively pulling the privacy curtain back in place.

His hand precisely tucked a strand of hair behind your ear. His voice was soft, attentively delicate, like his palm holding the side of your face, “I would’ve said something sooner, but…” his eyes nudged in the direction of the man behind the curtain.

“Said ‘what’ sooner, Steven?” An amused nefarious East coast voice echoed back.

McGarrett rolled his eyes, not even bothered by his friend’s taunting.

“Just make out quietly, alright? Remember you’re not alone in this room.”

“Shut up and eat your food, Danny,” Steve ordered.

It was well established that Steve McGarrett wasn’t one to listen to anyone, let alone Danny Williams. In this case, though, he didn’t really have an argument against it. Steve raised his eyebrows, leaving the idea between you, as he sat with his dorky smile and ugly hospital gown. The pure happiness he had, washed over you-- then you realized it was because he was looking at you. Your chest didn’t feel heavy anymore. The calmness only he could create melded into something else and you took it, heart racing to the opportunity, as you swiftly captured the chief’s lips with your own.

You pulled back slightly, voice quiet, “I can’t believe you knew though, I’m still mad at you.”

“Good, keep being mad then,” his husky voice encouraged, Steve’s eyes shining with a rare carefree form, before he smirked into the next kiss you didn’t deny.

(Steve knew that being able to be with you, and this right now, was the only thing in the world that would make Danny’s bitching about his liver worth it.)

#steve mcgarrett imagine #steve mcgarrett x reader #steve mcgarrett #h50 #steve mcgarrett x y/n #hawaii five-0 #steve mcgarrett fanfiction

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chromatictruthsayer · 7 years

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When you hear people talking shit about explosion magic.

#some of you guys are alright #don't come to the guild tomorrow #megumin #Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!#KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!#konosuba

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p5youllneverseeitcoming · 3 years

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Persona 5 Strikers/Scramble

So! I finished the story of Persona 5 Strikers and I wanted to share my thoughts as I have soooo much to say but cannot share with my friends due to spoilers :’) I am currently playing on a New Game+ as, ya girl wants the Platinum Trophy :o

I will talk about some of the things that I really liked here (Spoiler free don’t worry) AND include spoilery things under the cut so I won’t ruin the experience for anyone else!

The Plot

Obviously this takes place after the original Persona 5 story finishes and as opposed to a whole year, you just get 1 month with the Phantom Thieves. I really liked exploring all the cities you travel to and the character interactions were so cute!! I really like the two new characters introduced (Sophia and Zenkichi Hasegawa). Both of them fit the story so well and their interactions with the other Thieves are honestly so good and pure! Also?? Their outfits? Amazing T_T It was such a nice change seeing everyone in casual outfits as opposed to their school uniforms!

I also loved the fact that you could choose to play with characters that get introduced late game like Haru for example straight away. I for one, always have her in my party as soon as she’s available so having her for the whole game was like a dream come true haha. I’ll talk about Sophia and Zenkichi a bit more under the cut but I will say that it’s so fun to play as them! I personally prefer Sophia more as she has healing skills which are always really useful and she uses yo-yo’s for her weapons which are so fun to use. Zenkichi uses a great sword which is very Final Fantasy of him and I am loving it. I love their Phantom Thief outfits! Sophia looks super cute in her floofy coat and boots and Zenkichi just looks so cool! His hat is goals, I want one T_T

The anime cutscenes in the game are also... Omg... I just can’t help but fangirl over how everyone looks... ESPECIALLY SOPHIA OML, she’s so... Bby... And of course, the dialogue options you can choose are so funny, then again what else can you expect from a game that had the option to say “you jelly?” to Ryuji.

I won’t spoil the main plot but this game works similarly to Persona 5 in the sense of, you still go into dungeons but these ones are a lot shorter and when you leave the dungeon, the days don’t actually move forward, only specific story points advance the days. So essentially if you wished, you can stay and grind for as long as you like!

The Gameplay

I won’t lie, as expected from a hack-and-slash it gets quite chaotic at first if you don’t fully know what’s going on but you get used to it pretty quickly! The game gives you tutorials whenever anything new appears and you get the hang of it pretty well by the first dungeon. You still only have 4 characters in your party and Akira must always be present but here you can actually run around as the other party members when the battles are over! Also? Morgana gets comical sound effects when he does things like jumping and running and I was LIVING for it.

The other thing that changed is, obviously it’s not turn based so if you were like me and wore the SP restoring accessories to get 7SP back each turn, you’re in for a last surprise! In this game you actually use your items quite a lot as there isn’t a limit to how much you can use as you access them mid battle by pausing. Later on you get specific skills that restore your SP after each battle or by performing All Out Attacks and 1 More’s so honestly, SP isn’t really a problem for regular battles. I mainly found it running out quickly when I was fighting some of the optional bosses but I always had SP restoring items so it was all good hehe.

You still do things like All Out Attacks and 1 More’s in this game but you also do something called ‘Showtime’ which is very similar to the ones introduced in Royal only in Strikers it’s for one character, you basically build up the showtime gauge as you battle enemies and, once activated, you deal significant damage to stronger enemies like bosses as well as all of the enemies in the area. The All Out Attacks also have their own little animation with your party posing and just looking really good!

Yusuke being so extra is honestly such a mood omg... Also Mona T_T So smol.

Every party member has their own special quirks such as Ann and Makoto applying Fire and Nuclear affinity respectively to their regular weapons, Morgana turning into the Mona car and so on. I personally always had Haru and Yusuke in my party and kept switching between the other Thieves to see what I like best. Personally, I really like having Morgana or Sophia as they’re really good healers, Morgana obviously having the more powerful skills such as Mediaharan and Salvation.

Also... The menus... Omg... If you thought the Persona 5 menu was stylish then you will LOVE the Strikers menus. They’re so stylish! And I love that all the Phantom Thieves are there too, it’s so cute T_T

The only thing I don’t like is the game doesn’t pause when your controller dies so uh... I may or may not have died during a boss battle when I was like 2 hits away from winning and then just... Stopped moving letting the boss hit me with a killing combo :)

To be honest though the party that I had pretty much all the time was:

But as I said, I liked to change Morgana and Sophia around every now and then.

The Music

Omg the music. Atlus really just said: Hey what if we made Persona 5 music again but like... More epic?

The song that plays right as soon as you have control of Joker is SO. GOOD. I legit had to pause for like 5 mins just to jam out. I don’t think it will come as much of a surprise but in my opinion, Persona 5 definitely has one of the best video game soundtracks, I absolutely love all the songs!

I will discuss some of the dungeon themes in the spoilers but I absolutely love the soundtrack for this game. Every dungeon theme is so fitting for said dungeon, I genuinely listen to them all the time, especially when doing my research for my essays!

The battle music is really energetic as opposed to the jazzy feel from the original Persona 5 soundtrack but it’s very fitting for the actual battle as you often fly all around the area instead of standing in one spot. I will say, Last Surprise made an excellent comeback despite being an already amazing song which is just, amazing, incredible, fantastic...

Other things

Well, I can’t go into detail due to spoilers but they deadass put a JoJo reference as well as a character in the game :’) The moment I saw them I was fangirling so hard!!! Also? The villain designs in this game??? Amazing. Beautiful. Very creative!

The Phantom Thieves interacting with each other is also really cute! I ESPECIALLY liked the fact that Morgana and Ryuji got along a lot better! They still had small fights here and there but they pretty much apologised to one another straight away which I really liked! Also? Ryuji protecting his friends, especially the girls? Amazing. Wonderful. Cannot help but stan.

Well, that concludes the non-spoiler section which.... Is kinda long haha, Below the cut I will talk about the spoilery things so I advise looking at it AFTER you finish the game!

The Plot

The plot of this game is really fun if you ask me. You travel around Japan defeating Monarchs in Jails AND you get to experience the joys of summer vacation with your friends and your new Persona dad. I really like the fact that you don’t advance time when you leave the Jails because this gives you the chance to grind as much as you want before tackling harder fights like some of the optional bosses. The boss designs themselves were so good! Especially Alice?! My God? She’s beautiful?? Look at her!

Persona 5 Strikers said you can be horny on main... Just this once o_o. She literally steps on Joker in the Jail which o_o Ma’am... Plz but she ALSO steps on her manager in the real world.

I really liked all the bosses in this game because they felt so... Real? Obviously I don’t agree with them for brainwashing people into worshipping them, but I really like how the game gave them backstories that showed why they strayed away from the right path. The fact that the Thieves tell them that they understand their struggles because they themselves went through the same thing (Like Ann and Yusuke) honestly made me appreciate the story that much more. I really liked Haru’s little arc in Sapporo because not only did she help Mariko Hyodo and show her that despite mistakes you can always stand up and start again, but she also got to have more screentime, like that cute fountain scene she has with Akira! ALSO? The Hee-Horde?! I was laughing for a solid 5 minutes when I saw it! It was so cute how Haru, Sophia, Ryuji and Yusuke were so into it while Futaba was just there like: ????

I think my favourite Jail out of all of them will definitely have to be the Kyoto one, a.k.a. the Jail controlled by Zenkichi’s daughter, Akane. Despite how short it is, you can learn so much about her. The overall aesthetic of the jail shows her love to the Phantom Thieves and in the actual Jail theme you can hear fragments of ‘Life Will Change’ and ‘Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There’ which I think is absolutely amazing! The boss fight for this jail honestly took me 3 tries to beat as the first time, I died due to not fully getting how Shadow Joker worked, and the second time, I was about 2 hits from beating him but then... My controller died :’) By the time it turned back on I was already c-c-c-c-comboed to death so :’) This is also the jail where Zenkichi awakens to his Persona and honestly? I found the little segment where he has to sneak around in his usual everyday attire so cute, bless him, he really did adopt 7 teenagers, their cat and an AI daughter.

ALSO?! They deadass put Dio in this game? Like when I first saw Natsume’s shadow I was like: Hm looks kinda familiar...

BUT THEN?!

Needless to say I was fangirling pretty hard.

I liked Akira Konoe, very much vibing with his Power Ranger aesthetic however, I have to say, his boss fights was surprisingly... Easy? At least it felt easy to me which was kind of... Disappointing I suppose for him supposedly being “the final boss” HOWEVER, I very much liked how his calling card was delivered, and the fact that Zenkichi could finally get his revenge was very satisfying!

Now, let’s talk about the end game, mainly the Abyss Jail. I did NOT see it coming (haha) that it was Ichinose all along! As I’m currently replaying the game, the fact that she doesn’t want to look at Sophia despite specialising in AI technology should have been my first clue that something is not quite right here!

When she forces Sophia to attack the Thieves, it honestly broke my heart. The fact that she recognised Joker and Skull... And she threw herself off the ledge just so she can’t hurt them anymore... Yo, I love her so much T_T That’s why her awakening to her Persona (her true Persona) was such a satisfying scene! Her Persona (Pandora) has a really cool design, I especially like the fact that she represents the Hope Arcana (as there was hope left at the bottom of Pandora’s box) and that Pandora herself kept the box-y design from her original “Persona” Pithos. I found it quite funny that all the skills Pithos has ended with a “?”. Anyway, the scene where she tells Ichinose all the things she learnt, and that Ichinose herself has a heart despite believing that she doesn’t for so long was so touching. It showed that Sophia deeply cares for her, despite the fact that she literally said she’s the reason so many people are getting mind controlled by EMMA. The ending scene with the two of them laughing and holding hands... My heart T_T

Now then, let’s talk about EMMA.

I. Loved. The. Final. Boss. Fight.

The fact that the game makes you use ALL the characters for the final fight! As I usually switched out characters here and there, my reserve party members weren’t severely under-levelled which made the fight pretty okay! I had quite... Strange groups I would say as I had Makoto and Zenkichi being a team, Morgana, Ann and Ryuji being a team, and Akira, Haru, Yusuke and Sophia being the final team. The final boss itself, has an absolutely beautiful design. I especially loved the angel like wings because it really showed that EMMA saw herself as a saviour. The cutscene that plays after with all the Thieves dealing the final blows before watching all the desires fall around them was honestly so pretty... Man, this game series is just so aesthetic!

When the credits rolled and all the photos started appearing I couldn’t help but start crying. It really felt like you were actually there, living through all the memories and the fact that Sophia called the photo of all of them together “Treasure”... T_T

The Gameplay

I already pretty much said all I wanted for the gameplay in the non-spoiler section but I will say, the Showtimes and the Master Skills each character learns are so good! I love that once you master all of them you’re bascially unstoppable, I especially love Haru’s and Akira’s as it allows them to deal damage even if they’re a safe distance away from the enemy. The fact that you can learn Bond skills that restore SP with every All Out Attack and One More is honestly so helpful because it saves you going back and forth between the real world but then again, by this point you probably have way too many HP and SP restoring items!

I really liked that Zenkichi has no weaknesses and uses Almighty damage but I find the whole Fury/HP consumption combination a bit weird. After a while you get used to it and obviously you don’t have to activate fury at all but as I said before, I prefer playing as Sophia. Although, I will say that gun wise, I think Zenkichi’s are a lot more fun to use than Sophia’s blasters, but then again that’s just my personal opinion!

The Music

As I said, the music was so fitting for each Jail, I absolutely love it.

The first Jail, you honestly can’t help but bop your head to the beat. It really gives you the impression that you’re in some kind of twisted theme park which really fit the overall aesthetic of the Jail. I loved the vibrant neon colour scheme in such a dark looking place.

The Okinawa Jail... My God that theme was so good. I can’t really explain it but the song really made you feel like you were... Alone, like the place was truly abandoned and forgotten. As soon as the violin started playing I couldn’t help but just stop and listen to it. The overall jail was just so... Creepy. The Shadows there resemebled the shadows you would usually find in the previous Persona games, just this black mass slithering around. I think it was very fitting that they put the Reaper in this Jail.

As I mentioned before, the Kyoto Jail theme is my absolute favourite. The fact that it has elements of other Persona 5 songs due to Akane being a big Phantom Thieves fan was such a good choice! I love how when you take a closer look, you can see the Phantom Thieves logo on the lanterns and the fact that Shadow Akane herself made a Phantom Thief outfit for herself... Big mood. I loved how all the Thieves encouraged her to try and get along with her dad better AND that they taught Zenkichi how to cook just so he can make curry for her, especially when you remember just how much curry means to someone like Futaba.

I really liked the remix of Rivers in a Desert, then again what did I expect from a Persona game? The battle music is ALWAYS amazing. I really liked how this played when you fight Konoe as it parallels when you fight Shido in the original, supposedly the final fight, only to find out that there is something MUCH bigger than them.

Other things

This post is already way too long and if you read all of this... Thank you so much. Sadly, I cannot share this with any of my friends as it’s spoilers so I hope you guys don’t mind me sharing this here! I would love to see your opinion of this game!!!

Also? Yusuke and Akira are now canonically dating and I think that’s beautiful

And then that scene later on

Why do you think we came here with Yusuke, Morgana?

TL;DR: I love this game

#p5s #persona 5 #p5 #persona 5 strikers #persona 5 scramble #p5s spoilers #persona 5 scramble spoilers #persona 5 strikers spoilers

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Source: Subarashiki kono Sekai | The World Ends With You

Characters: Kiryu “Joshua” Yoshiya, Sakuraba Neku, several minor OCs

Additional tags: Autistic Kiryu “Joshua” Yoshiya, Not beta read, TWEWYTOBER 2020, TWEWYTOBER

Summary: Yoshiya is a twelve-year-old watching his too-big TV that gives him many too-big headaches in his too-big house when he sees the commercial.

Beginning notes: Addendum: this was first written and uploaded on the day of October 6th, 2020. wahoo thought this'd be some magnus opus but nah. wrote this too late and too messily to really say that in good faith

what i do have for some reason is joshua's family tree planned out well despite only having 3 of the many facts i cooked up for this. names. i gave them all fucking names. and it never appeared

Body: Yoshiya is a twelve-year-old watching his too-big TV that gives him many too-big headaches in his too-big house when he sees the commercial. That mystical Fukurai lady who’s on radio sometimes kissing what he thought was grossly artificial strawberry KitKats that flew off through a crowd of young attractive party people, dancing and laughing and making out before being sealed in frilly pink and purple packaging. “Fukurai Sync Bars, 20,000 yen,” the ad announces, “Eat one, and you’ll be making friends without even trying!”

He almost spills the pint of vanilla ice cream over his bedsheets when he reaches for the remote to pause. Yoshiya scrambles for any paper in his room to scribble the name down. 20,000 yen on food doesn’t really matter that much to an atrociously affluent, antisocial boy.

There are so many good people, strong, nice, warm people he desperately wants to befriend. He sees friends locking arms and visiting each other all the time and always, always joined at the adoring hip. Yoshiya only really wants to talk to be people about two things; Tin Pin Slammurai, and the wings. It gets really hard to talk to people when one fast-tracks you to the counsellor’s office and everyone sees “that toy anime” and not for the intricacies and lore that Yoshiya sees it as. When his eyes aren’t glued to the animals and people running away he can see just outside the gates that nobody else can, he’ll try to introduce himself to stumble and lisp through all the hard sounds. If they don’t leave before then he realises the massive void-like gap between what he wants to talk about and what any regular classmate wants to talk about, and it opens like a fresh wound with every new person. Nothing is as interesting to him compared to Tin Pin.

The day after he buys and binges on the sync bars for the first time, the social science teacher talks about a group project in threes when he hears a complaint behind him. “Shit, might have to be partners with Yoshiya.”

“Can’t get enough of Yoshiya Kiryu,” the other one says, making Yoshiya’s mood ephemerally lift until he continues with “What are the fucking chances that the kid of two socialities inherited zero charisma from either of them?”

Yoshiya turns around. He sees something he can’t name shift in their faces. “Co’llection! You’ve made a,” he clears his throat and thinks of how to reword it, “mistaken over their occupations? My stepfather is in the political profethion, not a s-socialite as you say.”

“Keyword step. Socialite, politician, what’s the difference? They all involve speaking and charisma,” the boy behind him says. He tries to lower his voice, like its not something Yoshiya and his ears which always hurt from the noise should be hearing, “Mum’s always partying even when she’s rounding out the thirties and stepdad’s must spend all his time in Chiyoda... no fuckin’ wonder he doesn’t know how to talk.”

Yoshiya clears his throat, takes a deep breath. Tries his best to make sure he doesn’t trip over the syllables in his sorries. “I’m, I, apologise for my poor elocution,”“Your what?”Yoshiya stares wide-eyed, wringing his hands. “My manner of spee’ss?”

“God, you’re hopeless.” He waves Yoshiya away, “I’ve seen all I need to see. Please don’t talk with us again, we’ll find someone else for the project.” Yoshiya blinks once, twice, three times and it's all blurry and wet. He rehearses the sentences his impediments get in the way with in the mirror, thinks how to interact and get his point across, and even with the blessed bars he can’t get through. He claps his hands over his ears and hears all the gossip still.

“Politicians’ kids have it rough…. remember the… ? the press drools at a hyperactive kid… sad fate for…”

It never really does get better for Yoshiya. He unwraps more sync bars, gets rejected, sees the wings, eats more sync bars, meets a man who understands the wings, hears his mum’s booked a psychologist, craves the artificial strawberry of sync bars, learns the secret’s gotten to the school, sees a Drake up close and phases through the graffiti fire, eats the sync bars until everything ends.

Joshua doesn’t talk much about his death. When he’s asked about his last words, he says it’s “Friends, huh?”. That’s a lie. Sanae and him are the only ones who know what it actually is. But in his painting of Yoshiya as a fervent believer in philosophies that chewed him up, it’s how he wants him to have been remembered.

“What are you eating?” Neku’s eyes shift staring at Joshua’s food. “Don’t remember buying that.”

Joshua chews fast, swallows hard. “Sync bar,” he explains, “Some top medium in the country blesses this. It’s alright.” He stretches his hand out, offering another bar he was about to unwrap.

Neku pushes it back towards Joshua. “You like that shit?” Neku snorts, “What other weird things do you like? I’ve never met anyone who’s eaten that thing and enjoys it. Always 20,000 yen down the drain.”

Joshua unwraps the rejected sync bar, takes a first bite out of it. “If that’s what you think,” he says between chews.

#twewy #the world ends with you #joshua kiryu #yoshiya kiryu #neku sakuraba #06/10/2020 #twewytober 2020

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