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exhausted-undead · 1 year
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so ik this fandom is literally nonexistent but here have some soul buddies
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Title: Shadow of the Fox
Author: Julie Kagawa
Series or standalone: series
Publication year: 2018
Genres: fiction, fantasy, mythology, romance
Blurb: One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish, and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos. Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn. Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half-kitsune, half-human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief...until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain, and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple's greatest treasure: one part of the ancient scroll. There are many who would claim the dragon's wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival...but he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart. With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko's secrets are more than a matter of life or death; they are the key to the fate of the world itself.
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sea-of-dandelions · 6 months
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Hiiii hello I saw your tags I'm climbing in here to ask about daisuke and okame ^^
i hold you. my most reliable mewtual. oblig spoilers for the entire series
Daisuke and Okame are two of the five main characters of the book trilogy Shadow of the Fox (written by Julie Kagawa, published 2019-2020)
Okay a little backstory on the plot itself. It's set in a fantasy version of Japan, Iwagoto, and heavily influenced by Japanese mythology. It follows a half-kitsune, Yumeko, and a demonslayer, Kage Tatsumi (and their group of friends that they pick up along the way. Mentioning Reika here. She's the head miko at this one really important shrine I can't remember the name of).
Essentially, there's this scroll that can summon a dragon and make a wish to alter reality every 1000 years or so. And after last time, it's been split up into three(?) pieces, to avoid. like. the possibility of someone being able to make said wish in 1000 years. Tatsumi has been sent by clan (the Kage/Shadow Clan, samurai iirc) to retrieve the pieces, and allies himself with Yumeko, who also wants to protect the pieces.
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this is literally the best photo I can find of the map online. i cannot find a good photo of the english map. have fun.
Now. Taiyo Daisuke is a noble of the Sun Clan. Related to the Emperor of Iwagoto. An excellent swordsman. Refined, courteous, cultivated, etc etc etc, but disagrees with nobility's prejudices and way of life. And like. Tartaglia levels of bloodthirst here. iirc he went around Iwagoto as Oni no Mikoto and challenging people to duels for shits and giggles. One of the reasons he joins the group is specifically to fight Tatsumi. Has kinda a "neither of us can die until I get to duel you" relationship w him.
Hino Okame is a ronin. Snarky, sarcastic, annoying, loyal to a fault. Archer, gambler, alcoholic. I think some of his backstory was revealed in book 3 but that was the first book i read and it's been about two years since i've read it. I remember he has an older brother he feels very guilty towards. VERY important though, mentioning he refers to himself as an 'honourless ronin dog' several times throughout the series.
Initially, there's a lot of tension going on between the two. I mean. Nobility and ronin. See the above two paragraphs, their personalities conflict in several ways. It's mentioned several times that Wow nobles are dicks to everyone else. so like. what do you expect. Initially, Okame calls Daisuke by his last name (Taiyo). Eventually we see that Daisuke is Not Like Other Girls Nobles, and treats commoners as equals, even Okame.
HOWEVER there's a scene (in book 2, iirc) where the group is travelling to the Steel Feather temple (somewhere in the mountain range). The Confession Scene. Middle of the night. Daisuke and Okame are talking underneath a tree.
It's pretty blatantly stated that they're star-crossed. With like. The whole social status difference and everything. Okame (and likely several other people) would get killed if someone were to find out the Taiyo nobleman was kissing a ronin. being considered less than human and all. yk how it goes.
But they still kiss. Under the moonlight. Tada.
Unfortunately, since this is third person limited with a POV swap between Yumeko and Tatsumi (and Suki in the third book, who is, for all intents and purposes of this post, irrelevant) and you're just Aware that this private scene is being watched by Yumeko (foxed, thank god, but still).
BUT from this point on, Okame calls Daisuke by his first name. And idk when exactly this starts, but Okame starts referring to Daisuke as a peacock, and to himself as a dog. I think it might've came up in the confession scene
As I mentioned earlier, Daisuke is, well, Daisuke. In addition to wanting to fight Tatsumi, his preferred manner of death is to "die a glorious death in battle". Noting here that while Okame being as brash as he is, gets scared shitless and is very vocal about it.
etc etc their relationship progresses over the course of the series, beta couple to Yumeko and Tatsumi.
Nearing towards the climax of the story, they're going up a mountain (pointing to the map. territorio clan de la luna. moon clan territory.) and they're trying to stop the bbeg from summoning the dragon. They get ambushed halfway, Okame is incapacitated, Daisuke stays behind to fight the oni while Yumeko and Tatsumi continue forward.
Briefly. before i recount this entire chapter. Okame gets fatally wounded, Daisuke ends up having to stab himself to defeat the oni. They bleed out in each other's arms. Fully 1000% cuddling soaked in (mostly) their own blood. And depart to Meido together. And later say their goodbyes to Yumeko together. Daisuke gets his wish to die a glorious death and Okame keeps his promise to stay loyal to Daisuke.
And most importantly, by the end of book 3, Okame's petname for Daisuke was 'peacock'.
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minevn · 10 months
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Do you have any voice claims for the characters/what do their voices sound like?
YEP YEP YEP but i'm also always down to take suggestions if you find a voice you think suits them better!
Minato: Kazuki Kato (Notable roles: Malleus Draconia from Twisted Wonderland, and Leon Dompteur from Ikemen Prince) Why?: I think a deep voice suits Minato, not too deep but still deep.
Haruto: Masatomo Nakazawa (Notable roles: Tatsumi Kazehaya from Ensemble stars, Wataru Kuon from Blue Lock, and Haruki Nakayama from Given) Why?: A boyish and relaxing voice. I don't see Haruto having a deeper pitched voice and imagine his voice to be more on the higher side, but not too high.
Jun: Kohei Yamasaki (Notable roles: Aira Shiratori from Ensemble Stars, Takeshi Hoshino from Mob Psycho 100, Neito Monoma from My Hero Academia) Why? I think Jun's voice would be the highest out of the LI, feminine and upbeat.
Hoshi: Seiichiro Yamashita (Notable Roles: Ace Trappola from Twisted Wonderland, Toru Ishikawa from Horimiya, and Geten from My Hero Academia) Why?: A rambunctious voice for a rambunctious dude.
Habiki: Koki Uchiyama (Notable roles: Idia Shroud from Twisted Wonderland, Izumi Miyamura from Horimiya, Rin Itoshi from Blue Lock, Toge Inumaki from Jujutsu Kaisen, and Tomura Shigaraki from My Hero Academia) Why?: Has a midrange, uncaring voice.
Kage: either Ryota Osaka (Notable Roles: Gyutaro from Demon Slayer, Naoto Tachibana from Tokyo Revengers, and Ibara Saegusa from Ensemble Stars) Why?: Shaky kinda creepy and timid voice(Im mainly thinking of Gyutaro) or Yuji Ueda (Notable Roles: Umehito Nekozawa from Ouran High School Host Club, Brock from Pokemon) Why?: Shaky kinda creepy and timid voice I think out of everyone, Kage's voice is up to chance the most. I'm looking for midrange maybe even slightly on the higher side shaky and timid breathy voices.
Kei: J Michael Tatum (Notable Roles: Kyoya Otori from Ouran Highschool Host Club, Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan, Tenya Iida from My Hero Academia) Why?: It's not too deep and it's a little higher then midrange but not too high. I think it fits him!
Yani: Rebzyyx (Songs: All I want is you and I'm so crazy for youuu </3) Why?: I'm so crazy for you is one of the MAIN songs that inspired Yani. I just think the voice fits anyways :)
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pink-pages · 4 months
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Shadow of the Fox
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This book has been on my to-read list for about a century and a half and I finally got around to reading it. BOY, AM I GLAD I DID!!!! I'm going to try to make this review as spoiler free as possible, but seeing as I have specific opinions on the ending, that may be a bit difficult. I'm just going to issue a spoiler warning for the entire review.
One of the things I absolutely loved about Shadow of the Fox was Kagawa's writing. Her descriptions, particularly the descriptions of the settings were so fucking fantastic that if I closed my eyes, I probably would've been able to trick myself into thinking I was in Iwagoto. Her descriptions of people were also brilliant, I just had a hard time imagining the clothes. I don't know much about what kimonos and other traditional Japanese clothing look like so I just kept imagining Yumeko in a hanbok (which is Korean and therefore from the wrong culture entirely).
The pacing of the book was also pretty nice. It started out with a bang, like, first chapter and there's already an army of demons. That was pretty nice because it really hooked me in and kept my attention through the next few chapters of exposition (you know, the part where the author sets up the plot and introduces the characters which is kinda necessary but also not terribly exciting). Then when the whole adventure started, it was pretty much one thing after another. It was a good mix of epic action scenes and scenes centered around dialogue.
Characters
Yumeko: I FUCKING LOVED Yumeko. Some of my favorite quotes in the entire book (I prefer funny quotes to profound ones) were made possible because Yumeko did not understand sarcasm. One of the things that I loved the most about Yumeko is that she didn't fall into the damsel in distress category (which would've been easy considering her lack of experience of life outside the temple) but she also didn't fall into the inexplicably a warrior category (you know, put the girl with absolutely no training against an enemy and suddenly she's got a black belt in Capoeira). She was able to hold her own and even save Kage Tatsumi (the infamous demonslayer) on occasion and she did that through things she had already mastered (her illusion magic, for example).
Kage Tatsumi: Ok, so, I must admit, I wasn't as fond of Tatsumi as literally everyone else who read this book but that's not because he's badly written or anything, it's because I rarely love the dark-past emotionally-constipated mysterious-badboy type characters. I did love his levels of badassery though. I guess I just wish we could've seen more personality although I suppose the whole point of his character is that he's not SUPPOSED to have a personality.
Okame: He was definitely the character I had the most fun reading about by far. Okame was hands down the funniest and I think he added a lightheartedness to the squad that was severely needed. I also always appreciate an archer. Personally, I think archery is cooler than swordplay. I also think his character as compared to Tatsumi brings up some interesting points. He's constantly talking about being an honorless Ronin as opposed to Tatsumi who is a Samurai and abides by the code of bushido but that begs the question of what honor really is.
Taiyo Daisuke: My favorite character!!! I swear, Kagawa created this man specifically to make me fall in love. I mean, a young nobleman (who's actually noble and not an asshole) with pretty features and long silver hair. Yes, please. Aside from the fact that he's totally my newest book boyfriend, I also think that Daisuke is the purest character in a way. He's the only character who's not either keeping secrets/decieving/misleading the other characters (Yumeko and Tatsumi) or in possession of questionable morals (Okame). Of course, that also makes me a bit anxious because he seems to0 good to be true
Reika: She may have come in a little close to the end, but I still consider her to be pretty important. Reika is another one of my favorite characters. She's a shrine maiden, not a warrior, so she's probably not embarking on many dangerous missions. Still, she does not hesitate to do extremely dangerous things to protect the shrine. Reika is the character I respect the most.
Lady Satomi: The big bad. I didn't have any huge opinions on Satomi and interestingly enough, I hated her more for abusing her waitstaff than for, you know, sending an army of demons to steal a magic scroll and attempting to kill the main characters multiple times. She was a worthy villain but there was nothing about her that really stood out to me
I said at the beginning of this review that I have opinions on the ending. I really loved that Tatsumi gets possessed by Hakaimono at the end because I was dreading the moment Tatsumi uncovered Yumeko's lies and carries through his orders to kill her but with Hakaimono possessing Tatsumi, that heartbreaking moment never actually happened. Yeah, I know that also means that one of the most dangerous demons Jigoku has to offer is now running around the mortal realm in the body of an elite warrior, but at least Yumeko and Tatsumi don't hate each other.
I do have a bone to pick with the epilogue, though. I feel like Lady Satomi's death should have been more dramatic. She does all this crazy evil badass magicy stuff but in the end, she's just stabbed in her bed chambers?! It's just a bit underwhelming. At the same time, though, I understand why Kagawa had her killed that way. She was too powerful to fight head on, so having a character sneak in and assassinate her was probably the best way to ensure that she died.
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stcut-hearted-infoo · 11 months
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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒.
𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑰𝑪 𝑭𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑺.
• FULL NAME: yumeko tsukine
• NAME MEANING: yumeko means 'child of dreams' and tsukine means 'moon'
• AGE: twentythree
• DATE OF BIRTH: september 16th
• PLACE OF BIRTH: iwagoto, japan
• CLAN: tsuki (moon-clan)
• CURRENT LOCATION: osaka, japan
• ETHNICITY: asian
• GENDER: female
• PRONOUNS: she / her
• RELIGION: buddhism
• OCCUPATION: in the period of ancient japan (tokugawa-period) she learns to be a real onmyoji. in the 21century she studies history and fashion and works at a little cute café in osaka.
• FINANCIAL STATUS: doesn't think much of material things like money, but helps where she can and usually gets some money or food in return
• LANGUAGES: english, japanese
𝑷𝑯𝒀𝑺𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬.
• FACECLAIM: jang won-young
• HAIR COLOR AND STYLE: black, she often wears it long and open, dying it sometimes, but mostly she has black hair.
• EYE COLOR: deep dark brown
• HEIGHT: 5'1"
• BODY PARTS: thin body and clean, soft skin
• FASHION LOOK: she often wears a red or light purple yukata or kimono. also she wears one of these modern outfits included a short skirt and a top with a collar and other modern outfit styles.
• 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗦, 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗦, 𝗘𝗧𝗖: she has a big 23 cm long scar on her stomach, it runs from her belly to just below her breasts and she shimmers in a mix of white and light pink.
𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑳𝑰𝑻𝒀.
• LOVES: the nature, devine beings, kami, sakura mochi, her fox shape, the sun, butterflies, rain and human beings
• DISLIKES: being alone, fire, the demon king genno, the third oni lord yaburama (bcs he killed master isao, denga-san, nitoru-san and all the other monks)
• POSITIVE TRAITS: confident, passionate, ambitious, optimistic, heart of gold, helps too much, sacrificing, would die for her friends.
• NEGATIVE TRAITS: don't understand sarcasm, (because she grew up in a temple full of monks from an early age), helps too much, sacrificing.
• ELEMENT: her blue-white fire
• ANIMAL: fox
• 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡: spring/summer
• 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥: red & purple
𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑻𝑨𝑳 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑻𝑼𝑺 & 𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑷𝑺.
• MOTHER: kiyomi-sama, daimyo of the tsuki (moon clan)
• FATHER: - doesn't know him, but he must be the white powerful and full fledged kitsune-yokai, seigetsu-sama.
• FRIENDS, her closest companions: kage tatsumi, reika-chan, taiyo deisuke and okame-san.
𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑰𝑴𝑷𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑨𝑵𝑻 𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝒀 𝑭𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑺.
─── master isao and denga-san are both important character for yumeko. they're holy monks and both raised yumeko to that girl that she is today. after yaburama, the second oni general, has killed all the monks at the temple of the silent winds, they left her a important part of a scroll which can use to destroy or save the whole world. so now she must find the temple of steely feather to bring the first part of the scroll to the protectors of the second part of the scroll. because of the fact that she was raised in a temple, she doesn't know the usual idioms or sarcasm. that's why she is mostly apologizing and try to understand what sarcasm means. likewise, many things are still foreign to her, but she gets to know them with every new day.
─── she was born in the tokugawa-period in iwagoto the Empire of the Emperor, but for crossover reasons she lives because of an accident in the 21centuries osaka.
─── in the original story she fall in love with kage tatsumi, but in my version of her she yet don't have feelings for him.
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rabbitearsblog · 2 years
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🌟BOOK REVIEW 🌟 So, I wanted to read a book that involves lots of Japanese mythology since I love fairy tales and folktales and I was so happy to finally find a book that involves lots of Japanese mythology! Yumeko is a young girl who is half human and half kitsune and she lived with a group of monks until one day, a tragedy strikes her home when the temple is attacked by an oni and ends up killing all the monks at the temple. It was then that one of the monks gave Yumeko a piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers and tells Yumeko that she has to go to the Steel Feather Temple to protect the scroll. So, Yumeko sets on her journey and she meets up with a mysterious samurai named Kage Tatsumi, who is also looking for the scrolls. So, Yumeko and Tatsumi both embark on the journey to the Steel Feather Temple while Yumeko keeps her true identity a secret. WOW! I just loved this book! I loved all the Japanese mythology involved in this book and I loved Tatsumi and Yumeko themselves as they were such interesting characters! If there was a problem with this book is that the violence can get pretty brutal at times. Overall, this is such an enjoyable book and I can't wait to read the other books in the series soon! TRIGGER WARNING: Gory Violence 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2 HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! 🦊 🦊 🦊 H A S H T A G S #bookphotography #bookstagram #xenatineshoutout #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookshelf #faerietalefeatures #books #bibliophile #instalove #instagram #totalbooknerd #bookstagramfeature #booktography #bookstagrammer #allthebooks #prettybooks #cozyreading #bookcommunity #bookish #ilovebooks #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookreview #shadowofthefox https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbiBEGJ-vb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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echonk3 · 2 years
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me reading shadow of the fox and seeing tatsumi: he has a dark backstory but he aint borderline abusive??? him being dangerous isnt used to make him smexy or attractive and is used to make him actually dangerous??? he actually has a personality that doesn't feel like badly sliced white bread??? FUCK YEAH
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jmbliss · 2 years
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Julie Kagawa chose violence the day she sat down to write Night of the Dragon.
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Tatsumi: I expected better from you.
Okame: Well, that was your fault. I have nothing to do with that.
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sashantonovas · 2 years
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favourite books: shadow of the fox series by julie kagawa
now, for whoever holds the scroll of a thousand prayers, a new wish will be granted. a new age is about to dawn.
raised by monks in the isolated silent winds temple, yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll.
there are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. kage tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the shadow clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. fate brings kage and yumeko together. with a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering yumeko her best hope for survival. but he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart.
with an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. they are the key to the fate of the world itself.
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exhausted-undead · 1 year
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oh shadow of the fox why is your fandom so small
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kagetatsumis · 3 years
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@asianlitnet event 05: themes and motifs — yumeko’s i’m not afraid in each book of shadow of the fox trilogy
“I trust you.” The words were a whisper into my soul. The tips of her thumbs brushed my cheek, unbearably tender, and I closed my eyes against the softness.”
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Kage Tatsumi/ Hakaimono from Julie Kagawa’s Night of the Dragon
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hiloedits · 3 years
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— shadow of the fox headers
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rubyleaf · 3 years
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This took me way longer than expected, but I finally finished it: The ending to Night of the Dragon x Be the Light by ONE OK ROCK. Tagging @meghanlovesash the #1 Tatsumeko stan!
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