*Allies of the community are those that don't just tolerate LGBTQ+ people, but actively support and defend them.
Shenanigumi might be the only who's done this before...
(Sorry for not including Heisuke, I just don't think he fits anything here. I think he's a straight cis guy that would not go out of his way to support the LGBTQ+ community. He probably has other things on his mind... I don't HC him as queerphobic, just not as an ally.)
For those in the aromantic&asexual lines: I don't have a HC what their sexual/romantic identity is, I guess I'm open to any interpretation there. For the people in the pan&bi and gay&lesbian lines, I mostly HC their romantic identities to allign with their sexual ones.
(I saw someone musing about whether or not Kaoru is trans* (since identical twins usually share the same biological sex) and... I can't see how? Him "having the wrong genitals" (as in: him being AMAB) is a fact important to his backstory and he seems to have always identified as boy/man, even before the attack on his village, no matter what the Nagumo did to him. (Kaoru and Chizuru being oni is probably an excuse for how it's possible that they're identical twins with different sexes). But it's a trans* spectrum so while I can't see how he could be MTF trans*, maybe he's GNC/demi-boy/agender/enby?)
I love Hakuouki as a whole but the bare concept of SSL is so fucking hilarious to me. Imagine you're going to school and the guy you have a crush on is called Abraham Lincoln or smtng istg
To botany experts and hakuouki enthusiasts out there, any idea what these are?
from the loading screen of the Toki no Kizuna
Suzumori Yukina's status board
I'm getting around to learning the language, but I keep getting sidetracked. This is present in the game Toki no Kizuna, which is the prequel of Hakuouki in the terms of the demon clans. The titular ten demon clans, Jukkishuu, have this as their insignia - as present in their clothing, banners, and in Suzumori Yukina's status board(?). Does anyone know the significance and symbolism in the culture of this flora?
Other than that, I'm wondering what happened to the council during Edo Era as it seems that after the formation of the group, it eventually sundered? Based on what I've understood when I went into the game blindly, the clans seems to be relatively close then - especially that of Yukimura, Kazama, and Amagiri , they essentially view Amagiri Kazutake as their aniki. Of the central clan, Yase Clan, the clans revered it as a powerful figure considering they do have prophetic visions and ties to the imperial family. For families with such close relationship, its pretty tragic that they ended up separating due to the effects of the Battle of Sekigahara.
In the game, there were also other clans such as the Tsukishima, Shiomi, Kotoura, and Hatsushimo which were part of the council. The clans Nagumo and Oboro were long ostracized by the council due to their affront centuries earlier and thus were considered as a solitary oni. What does this signify when Amagiri Kyujuu decides that if Kazama Chikage were to go to Ezo, he'd be considered as such? Are his actions so grave that he would be relegated to be alike to the families that his ancestors once fought?
In the Chuugoku Region(which would be considered as Choshuu Domain) where the Shiranui Clan resides, they revered them as deities - pretty ironic, though Shiranui Shin does look very pretty to be stated otherwise. There are many more of others that I can mention, but I'll do it on another day.
There's tons of information that can be extracted in TnK for the supernatural side of Hakuouki, it would be good discussion on Chizuru's family. :3
This came in today. This is now my 4th game for switch. Idea Factory really losing out on money for the west since I paid more in shipping to get my games.
I also got zero ideas about what to do with the cd but to get the audio from them.
Teachings of Demons--Chapter 99: Allies and Accusations
After a two year hiatus, Teachings of Demons returns!
For those of you feeling the post-holiday blues, why not try out this 99 chapter epic with samurai, would-be samurai, Oni (demons), politics, and the stirrings of revolutionary war? Written for the Hakuōki (Hakuouki) fandom, this story has even been enjoyed by those who haven’t played the games or seen the anime!
For those of you longing for more Hakuōki (with all your favourite characters), but thinking “holy word count Batman!”, please give it a try. Most of you won’t be disappointed (I admit that I am biased toward Saito and Harada; however, the story has a lot of content for all the main characters, and a lot more content for the less developed Oni characters (Kazama, Amagiri, Shiranui, Sen, Kimigiku).
For those of you who have been waiting for two. whole. goat-f-cking years. (Thank you, Hijikata-san...) I thank you for your support, and hope that you will enjoy diving back into the plotting, the intrigues, and the characters of ToD.
I want more otome game love interests that use gender-neutral (1st person) pronouns for themselves!
Especially after Hakuoki made most male characters use "ore" and "watashi" was only used by older men, antagonists or both! (Inoue, Matsumoto, Kodo, Amagiri, Takeda, Sannan).
Can someone explain to me why these three are all (glasses-wearing) kuudere? Could it be that their general coldness makes them have no particular feelings about their gender (expression)?
All this debate around height remind me the fic @duchesspeggy wrote years ago about an AU inspired by SSL, full of humor and with the captains heights. She found them into one of Hakuouki Official Book she had (the one @koto-wari talked about).
She only published it in French, but you can find the height at the begining of each chapter.
Et bon j'avoue c'est toujours hilarant et amusant à relire, plein de private jokes et ça rappelle des souvenirs d'une vieille période du fandom. J'adore te lire ma Radoudou <3 que ça soit déchirant de poésie ou plein de jeux de mots foireux hihihi
hakuōki sweet school life should have taken place in the 70s-80s just because okita x chizuru making out in a dance club with city pop in the background would have been peak romance to me
like you literally cannot look me in the eye and say okita would not be a fan of akina nakamori
*This is the last week of the poll so just in case you mist it I'm posting it here*
Hello everyone, Artz here! Sinds I officially finished translating Chou no Doku, I'm planning to start a new project. So I'm ask you guy what you'd like to see the most! I have two games I'd like to translate: Hakuoki Reimeiroku AND Hakuoki Shinkai Tenun no Shou.
Hakuoki Shinkai Tenun no Shou is essentially the sequel to “Hakuōki Shinkai: Ginsei no Shō” and Hakuōki Shinkai: Tsukikage no Shō” games, both of which were released previously on the Switch. This time, the story takes place in Kyoto, where the Shinsengumi were active in the past, and spins the story of their youth and memories that were not depicted in the main story, including incidents of various sizes that are recounted along with the events of the four seasons. It is a relatively short game so it won't take super long to translate.
Hakuoki Reimeiroku is prequel to the Hakouki series that follows the story of Ibuki and his life with the Roshigumi. This game is a lot longer than Tenun no Shou and in the Switch version they added some extra side stories. So depending how interested you guys are, I can translate the whole game (which will take a long time) or only translate the side stories and maybe the endings as well.
And so here I ask what interested you guys the most! After Sakamoto's side story I'll start working on the next project, so the wait probably won't be too long.