#niijima makoto

[ca-3]

QueenNoir 🩷💙

Participated in that sapphics redraw thing that's going around on twitter

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#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #makoharu #makoto niijima #haru okumura #queennoir #okujima #ca3 art #niijima makoto #okumura haru #redraw

[sketchy--akechi]

drew the phantom girlies in some of my fits

#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5r #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #okumura haru #haru okumura #ann takamaki #takamaki ann #futaba sakura #sakura futaba #sumire yoshizawa #yoshizawa sumire #fashion is neat #liz art

[moocar0n]

👑💙

#persona #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #persona 5 fanart #p5 #p5r #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #gif #HAPPY BDAY MAKOTO!!!!

[cookkoo]

Drawtober 2023 day 5: Map

Phantom Thieves back to business

Previous days: [1][2][3][4]

#persona 5 #P5 #persona 5 strikers #P5S #drawtober2023 #drawtober #inktober #inktober2023 #amamiya ren #niijima makoto #kurusu akira #sakura futaba #sakamoto ryuji #kitagawa yusuke #takamaki ann #okumura haru #morgana p5 #sophia p5 #it was supposed to be that one illust for the bonding screen #you know that one they keep cover the illust until you max out everything #the one queen look at the map and joker is there to uh be pretty? #anywhere I didn't want to draw the van #and somehow I ended up with something even harder to draw #the whole crew #wow #anway #Joker being flashy as a plan was a nice plan lol #I wanna see them planning it together

[magurosnacks]

TOKYO DAYLIGHT

#maguart #persona #persona 5 #sakura futaba #niijima makoto #kitagawa yusuke #sakamoto ryuji #futaba sakura #makoto niijima #yusuke kitagawa #ryuji sakamoto #oh and ren is there can i tag him #ren amamiya #amamiya ren #akira kurusu #kurusu akira #p5 protagonist #rise kujikawa #risette #insane tags . sorry #too many charas in this drawing #art #persona fanart #digital art #digital painting #this is gift art pwease dont use it ><

[misamxsa]

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#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #persona 5 fanart #annshiho #makoharu #ann takamaki #shiho suzui #takamaki ann #suzui shiho #okumura haru #haru okumura #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #fanart #my art

[dumbacery]

does this ship exist yet or am i driving the boat myself

#persona 5 #takao eiko #niijima makoto #eiko x makoto #makoto x eiko #based off of the thomas sanders vine #edit: cant believe i misspelled tsukasa and didn't notice until hours later #me? getting attached to an extremely minor character? it's more likely than you think! #justice for eiko she deserved better tbh #i honestly did not care much for makoto's confidant but i loved eiko

[monstroustea]

i just think it's dumb that makoto still wants to be a cop

#okumura haru #niijima makoto #persona 5 #fanart #meme #doodles

[thatmightyheart]

airing out crustaceans

#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 #p5r #kitagawa yusuke #amamiya ren #sakamoto ryuji #sakura futaba #niijima makoto #yoshizawa sumire #PHEW #draws #you may or may not be able to tell this comic scuttled away from me a bit

[merux2]

The prettier makoto

#fanart #persona #persona fanart #digital art #digitalart #p5r #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 #persona 5 makoto #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #makoto

[dailyfigures]

Niijima Makoto ; Persona 5 ☆ Amakuni

#makoto niijima #niijima makoto #persona 5 makoto #persona 5 #persona figure #persona 5 figure #makoto figure #persona #persona 5 dancing star night #persona 5 dancing #persona 5 dancing in starlight #p5d #p5 #p5 figure #p5 makoto #amakuni #anime #anime figure #anime figurine #figure #figure collecting #figurine #anime collecting #myfigurecollection #scale figure #manga #gaming figure #game figure #game #gaming

[ca-3]

so I was thinking about MakoHaru a lot recently,, they are so cute 🥹💕💗💕💗💕

#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #ca3 art #makoharu #p5 makoharu #okujima #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #I havent drawn them in a while #also this started as one drawing and then i just kept adding to it-- #at least i got this out of my system lol #i kinda wanted to make a second page but maybe another time #wheeee makoharu plushies too! #return of the sleepover wear i drew before lol

[nardaviel]

Been doing some thinking about the characterization implications of Makoto's aikido black belt, and the interesting contrast between aikido and her Metaverse weapon.

Like, to start with, the fact that Makoto knows aikido specifically says a lot. Aikido is extremely not an aggressive martial art. It's a little difficult to translate something like a martial art name from Japanese into English, but the one I always heard was "way of the harmonious spirit". I'm not going to do a deep dive on it, just summarize a couple of the most relevant points, but it was created by a war veteran who was inspired by a spiritual experience. His guiding concept was like... self-defense without hurting the aggressor.

(Disclaimer: I obviously only studied in one school! Although all of aikido shares the same overall principles, there may be some schools out there that are extra-aggressive. However, given that we lack any indication of what style of aikido Makoto studies, I would guess that it's not anything wild or unusual.)

Aikido focuses on using an attacker's energy and momentum against them. You learn throwing and pinning techniques to defend against various attacks, but specifically techniques where you can pull back before you cause serious damage. You don't learn barehanded strikes at all, except as much as you need to know to initiate fake attacks to help your partners practice. And you don't need to know how to throw a really good, dangerous punch for that. I had years of aikido training and I still sure as fuck can't. At more advanced levels, you start to learn other things such as weapons forms, but even those aren't really attacks. You just perform a ritualized series of movements against imaginary enemies.

It's not the world's most practical martial art, to be honest, although someone who's really skilled can get good use out of it. If Makoto claims she can use it to ensure her safety, she must be that good, because I expect she's too practical to delude herself with false confidence. More importantly! It takes years to get a black belt, like it does in any martial art. So little middle-schooler Makoto looked at all the martial arts on offer in Tokyo, which I imagine is pretty much every martial art on earth, and decided aikido was the one for her.

It suits her, and continues to suit her up through the end of canon. She's not Ryuji; outside the Metaverse, she's not going to start a physical fight. But she's perfectly willing to finish one. Given her family history and personal values, it makes sense that she'd be drawn to the idea of defending herself, but not in a way that causes unnecessary pain. It's also considered a good martial art for women, due to the lack of emphasis on size and strength.

But pre-canon Makoto is also very repressed, very focused on being composed and perfect. Aikido promises self-defense and an outlet, but nothing too aggressive. Nothing that looks too loud or rebellious. Martial arts are male-dominated practices; by studying one at all, she's already being a little bit out of the ordinary. Best not to stand out too much.

And then she gets into the Metaverse.

It's easy to think that the brass knuckles and the punching make use of her martial arts background, but they don't. At all. Makoto has absolutely not learned how to strike with her fists to cause damage during her training, at least not like people envision. If Atlus wanted to go that route, they'd have given her a karate backstory or something similar.

And if they wanted her to know aikido and wanted to carry her training into the Metaverse, they could've given her a staff, which she will have learned forms for during aikido training. The other classic aikido weapons are already taken, or at least the non-wooden versions are lol. But no one else among the Thieves uses a staff. Makoto the warrior monk with her jo staff and her Pope persona would be a coherent design.

But Atlus didn't do that either. Instead, they gave her brass knuckles (among other fist weapons, I know, I know) and let her punch the shit out of her enemies. That's not merely unlike her training; it's in total opposition to the core tenets of aikido. No "way of the harmonious spirit", no self-reflection, no pacifism. She's going to beat up Shadows for justice.

In short, the brass knuckles are an emblem of her rebellion within the Metaverse. They come from the same place as her spiky leather outfit and motorcycle Persona. In the real world, student council president Makoto isn't afraid of anyone hitting her or grabbing her because she can put them on the ground before they can blink. Like I said, I think aikido suits her really well, even without her pre-canon baggage. But in the Metaverse, Queen doesn't bother to wait for an attack. She hits first. <3

#makoto punches shadows in the face to rebel against society. as she should #thanks for coming to my ted talk #persona 5 #p5 #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #what an absolute fucking relief to make a post about one character who has one name #tagging shuake posts is really . something #my post

[yuwumeko]

I love how the colours turned out in this one

#p5r #persona 5 royal #makoto niijima #niijima makoto #p5r fanart #persona 5 royal fanart #outfit inspo #illustration #lin's art ₊˚⊹♡

[cookkoo]

#shumakoxmas23 Day 2: Family Gathering

X'mas Party Phantom Thieves' edition

#persona 5 #shumako #amamiya ren #niijima makoto #kurusu akira #morgana p5 #okumura haru #takamaki ann #kitagawa yusuke #sakamoto ryuji #sakura futaba #draw the squad #I have to catch a flight so I will add the tags later

[persona5butitsincorrect]

*Sojiro opening up Leblanc one morning*

Sojiro: Why hello, people who don't live here. Makoto: Good Morning. Haru:Hi Yusuke: Hello Ann: Hey! Ryuji: Whats up boss? Sojiro:...Any chance any of you have seen Akira or Futaba this morning? Ann: I don't think so, how come you ask?

#incorrect persona 5 #persona 5 #persona #incorrect quotes #persona 5 incorrect #ren amamiya #makoto niijima #akira kusuru #ryuji sakamoto #ann takamaki #sojiro sakura #niijima makoto #futaba sakura #haru okumura #yusuke kitagawa