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3w-writer-with-wings · 5 years

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Character post: Aoi Zaizen

Why I like them/why I don’t:

Out of all Yu-Gi-Oh girls so far, Aoi feels the most relatable of them all. She is a lot like a grown-up version of Luna/Ruka from 5Ds with a similar mannerism and personality. Aoi has a really timid nature and the fact that she is so sheltered by Akira that she feels he doesn’t even trust her hits home hard. But what I really love about her is her development. She learns from her mistakes and tries to become the best version of herself. The actions she takes in order to change herself don’t always play in her favour and even then she keeps on trying. Aoi represents exactly what you should do if you face failure in life – make changes and learn from your mistakes. Unlike Go, she never succumbed to her own insecurities and rather used them in order to change for the better. While she may appear pretty naïve and stubborn at first, you can really see how she slowly transforms into a person she always wished to be.

She is also a good representation of a celebrity with depression. The episode that showed her life outside VRAINS nearly broke my heart. From the way she talked with Yusaku and members of duel club, to how she just ran away after Yusaku asked her about Akira and how she was lying on bed looking like she was about to cry… it was just hard to watch considering there are people who are actually suffering the same way. But then she logged in VRAINS and instantly became a bubbly Charisma Duelist to entertain people. While a lot of people compare Go to Yuya, I actually see Aoi to be more like Yuya. Her Blue Angel persona is just like Yuya’s goggles, a mask she hides behind to cover up her tears and she presents herself as someone who is always smiling.

When her wings broke after her loss to Yusaku… it just perfectly represented how she finally broke down a lot like how Yuya lost to Reiji and Jack. At that point, I was really afraid she would follow the same road that Go did in season 2 – her insecurities and depression getting the best of her, but she didn’t. No, instead she put some thought about it before she did anything. When her fans were bashing her name, it seemed like she was going to break again. Thank God Emma came to her rescue! What I love about her relationship with Emma the most is the fact that she is the kind of a person that Aoi always needed. Once Miyu was revealed it also made me realize why Aoi had a hard time finding friends – she was afraid of being separated from a friend and didn’t want to be hurt by it again. Emma let her know that she’ll be always on her side and this was the encouragement that she needed to make a step further.

Her style of duelling is also one of my favourites – the burndown strategy. When she was duelling that AI who had the same technique and they were burning each other’s LP down like crazy was really entertaining to watch. I was a bit disappointed once she no longer used that technique, though I liked that she acknowledged it as something that needs to be improved. In overall her character is just as complex as Yusaku’s and I’m glad that it was explored a lot.

The only downside to her character is how her character is treated. Unfortunately, female characters are something that Shin Yoshida doesn’t know how to handle and this plays a big part in her representation. She had many losses that downgraded her lot. While she made a very big comeback in season 2 as Blue Maiden she also had a big downfall as well. In other words, Aoi’s character deserved so much more but was unfortunately pushed aside many times.

What I like about their appearance

The fact that she has so many avatars! I actually cosplayed Blue Angel and this was one of the most difficult cosplays I’ve ever made, but I in no way regret it since it is a very cute outfit and I’ve learned so many cosplay-making techniques while making it. I also really like how each avatar in a way presents one part of her. Blue Angel is her childhood dream, a hero she wanted to become. Blue Girl represents her desire to be like Ghost Girl and make a change. And Blue Maiden is her embracing all of herself and honourably joining Team Playmaker. Her avatars give this Magical Girl feel that combine her kind nature with power in order to save the world. While magical girl anime portrays that more ribbons, sparkle and skirts equals more power, Aoi’s avatar changes are the exact opposite, showing that sometimes less can be more.

And the part I love the most and was the most difficult to make? Her wings! I think I spent nearly three whole days just figuring out how to make those wings stand! In the end, I used some very thick wires, extra strong duct tape and a handmade posture supporter to keep it still. And it was so worth it! I was a bit sad that Blue Girl didn’t have wings, so when Blue Maiden’s wings were shown I was excited as hell! I also really like her twintail hairstyle since I tend to wear my hair in this style too. When I cosplayed Blue Angel not that many people recognized the character, but those few who did really liked it and one of them even showed me all of the Trickstars he had in his deck! I had a really wonderful experience as Blue Angel and I even won the third place in cosplay contest! To conclude – I love absolutely everything about her appearance and I wouldn’t mind cosplaying her or her other avatars again!

Do I prefer their dub names or original names?

While I really like the name Skye, it kinda sounds off for Aoi. I’ve grown really used to her original name so when her dub name was revealed… it just didn’t sound like her. I guess it could work as her user name since Skye goes well with her avatar’s wings, puffy skirt and blue colours like a short nickname for Blue Angel. Aoi is also the name of a hollyhock flower that represents the cycle of life which nicely symbolizes the changes that Aoi went through when changing her avatars and overall personality.

OTP

Definitely Miyu or Takeru, hard to decide. Miyu was introduced really late in the series and didn’t get that much screen time or backstory and yet it was enough to give away all necessary information about her. I made many theories why I thought Aoi was Aqua’s origin and in a way, she is - all because of Miyu. While all cheerful and caring, Miyu could’ve been lonely and even if she wasn’t, she choose to befriend someone who was. It is not clear how long the two of them were friends, though it most likely not long and yet out of all people, Miyu choose Aoi to be her anchor. Aqua basically represents Miyu’s love for Aoi and I’m sure that once Aoi gets to meet Miyu it will be a very emotional reunion.

Then there’s Takeru and let’s face it, he is the kind of a character that can be shipped with anyone and it would still work. Still, I genuinely believe he has a secret crush on Aoi. When he passed Aoi in school, he didn’t appear to have much interest towards her though that could be because that was the first time he saw her as Aoi and not as Blue Angel. The duel they had as Soulburner and Blue Girl was pretty entertaining to watch and the encouragement he gives her in the end was very well-meaning and kind. The second time he meets her in real life is completely different as he approaches her right away and introduces himself. Considering how shy Takeru can be it is very unlikely he would do that with just anyone, so the fact that he did that with Aoi shows that he is interested in becoming her friend. Kiku said that he is not much of a friendly person, so the fact that he approached someone else besides Yusaku really says a lot. Their relationship would really work as they both love duelling and testing themselves. I hope that they get to have a tag duel one time together as they could really fit each other well despite representing opposite elements (water and fire) since this could be the first time for such combination in a tag duel. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for a tag duel in the third season since I really enjoyed Aki and Crow tag duel in 5Ds and this could give some nostalgia.

NOTP

At first I didn’t know this even existed, but Aoi and Akira ship just feels wrong on so many levels. I know they aren’t blood-related but they are still siblings. While I really like their sibling relationship, romantic one would completely ruin it, especially how canon it actually felt during the first season. Like Aoi would use –sama for her brother which is reserved for masters and bosses, like she is super inferior to him and the whole reason why she went to duel Yusaku was so she could impress him, which resulted in her falling in coma. Even if they weren’t siblings, Aoi is still a minor and Akira is ten years older than her. At times Akira also acts a lot like her father which would make their romantic relationship that much worse.

I dislike romantic Aoi and Emma ship for the same reason. While I absolutely love their sisterly bond, the thought of them having something more just doesn’t feel okay. Maybe if Aoi was older like over 18 or in early 20s then it could work better. Even if Aoi would have feelings for Emma and she would want to start a relationship with her, I imagine Emma would tell her to wait. Emma is the kind of a person, who has no problem breaking a law, but getting in a relationship with a minor is something she wouldn’t do. I have no doubt that she loves Aoi like her little sister or a young partner in crime so a romantic relationship would pretty much ruin this nicely developed relationship.

OT3

Aoi, Miyu and Aqua! I don’t know why, but this trio just warms my heart. There’s no doubt that all three of them care about each other a lot and would form a really nice relationship with each other. In my perfect reality, both Aqua and Aoi come visit Miyu after everything is over, and together they create new VRAINS avatars in order to spend time with Aqua who is pretty much their lovechild. I see this trio to work in both platonic and romantic way since the three of them show nothing but kindness and care towards each other.

Favourite card they use

Marincess Crystal Heart. I already liked the concept of Crystal Heart, the fact that it symbolized Aqua’s and Earth’s love and that they did everything to keep it from being destroyed in the field. What truly made me love it even more was when Aoi used it in a duel against Bowman and empowered it. I believe that the heart still represents Aqua’s and Earth’s love and the water spirit protecting it is Aoi, protecting them both. From the start of their meeting, Aoi has been keeping Aqua safe and Marincess Crystal Heart perfectly represents that.

Favourite moment they were in

Her duel with Haru. After so many losses, the duel with Haru was the best comeback for Aoi. The character she has been building finally came into action and I absolutely enjoyed watching that duel. From the new archetype Marincess to how she stood her ground against Haru’s hurtful words - Aoi made it clear: she is back and ready to kick some ass! The new strategy, her partnership with Aqua and that badass skill when her wings showed up! And how she outright obliterated Haru’s LP! It was just amazing and it showed how far she has come. At that point, it really seemed like Aoi was set to win more duels...

Least favourite moment

... which is why her loss to Bowman was so sad. While it was no way as humiliating as her loss to Playmaker, Specter and Soulburner, it was still terrible. Bowman is disgustingly overpowered character and the fact that he used so many moves that were outright cheating really downgraded Aoi’s and Aqua’s character. I would be fine if Bowman defeated her with a good strategy, but no he used a literal asspull effect like he did the whole duel. He even tried to scare her and for a moment I thought Aoi would give in. Luckily she didn’t and I was so proud of her. Even the act of “mercy” was a very cheap move since Bowman is a freaking hypocrite and he probably used it just so he could feel better about losing Haru.

Back then when I was still hopeful about Aoi’s further character development I wrote a theory why she was capable of defeating Bowman with very good arguments and how it could play out well in the final conclusion of season 2. (it is here if you wish to check it out https://3w-writer-with-wings.tumblr.com/post/182925730720/lightnings-plans-and-why-i-believe-aoi-will ). I was really disappointed when Bowman won using the cheap moves since it looked like writing staff pushed away Aoi’s promising future for the sake of having Bowman win at all cost.

Would I fuck, marry or kill them

Can I just be her friend? Cuz really if I were to meet Aoi in real life, I would just hug her and take her out for ice cream or coffee and talk with her, letting her know that she is an amazing person and that she should never doubt herself cuz she is doing a great job at improving herself. I would likely be one of those Blue Angel fans in the crowd during her duels, holding banners with encouraging words or I would be writing a blog dedicated to her in order to support her, pretty much the same thing that I’m doing now. ;) If someone would bash her name and accuse her of things she didn’t do or weren’t her fault, you bet I would write a freaking essay similar to the one I made in order to defend Yusaku when someone made a youtube video ranting how boring he is.

Aoi Zaizen deserves more recognition and hopefully, she gets to shine more in the third season.

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checkurselfb4umachuwreckurself · 5 years

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Would The Series Improve Giving The Protag Cat Ears? Analysis:

Yugi: Yuugi seems more like a dog person, but he’d probably like the cat ears too. Atem would probably be fond of the kitty ears if he recognized them as such

Juudai: YES. Juudai with super twitchy kitty ears is so good. Plus Pharaoh would either be super confused or very “oh my kitten” with him

Yuusei: Would give insight to his emotions, since Yuusei rarely expresses them in a way viewers get. Long as his helmet has space for his kitty ears...

Yuuma: YES. Could be used to easily explain why dogs super constantly chase him since Yuuma justifies all Shingetsu did. Yuuma is super agile like a kitty too.

Yuuya: YES. Yuuya has pet kitties and loves em. Total cat person. Super jumpy like a cat. Probably would randomly purr in the middle of a good duel.

Yuusaku: Would also give insight to his emotions. I can see Naoki asking if they’re cosplay. I refuse to believe Kusanagi would let him not keep the ears in his after they meet so Yuusaku had to edit Playmaker. Naoki notices the parallel but scoffs it off because Yuusaku isn’t fond of his ears and wouldn’t keep em if he hated em

Conclusion: kitty ears for all

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incorrect-vrains-quotes · 5 years

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Imagine the ignis cosplaying as the yugioh protags/rivals.

.....imagined so here’s my ideal combination

Protags:

Yugi - Aqua

Judai - Flame

Yusei - Earth

Yuuma - Ai

Yuya - Windy

Yusaku - Lightning

Rivals

Kaiba - Windy

Jun - Ai

Jack - Flame

Shark - Earth

Reiji - Lightning

Ryoken - Aqua

ok I’m not satisfied with Earth on this one but the others... are Kish

- Mod Playmaker

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pipedreamprayer · 6 years

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Why is everybody saying Go didn’t deserve to be grouped with Playmaker as a hero of Vrains?

Like, ignoring all the other details of his behaviour this episode for now, I get that he and Aoi didn’t actually defeat Spectre or Revolver but

A) you‘re forgetting about all the Knights Go took down during the Anothers epidemic, because, yeah, he was luring them into traps and beating them and knocking them into swimming pools and rescuing potential victims before the Tower was activated and even if the other 2 did that as well ( as in I can’t remember if they did or not) just by virtue of how they have to attend school and he doesn’t he definitely did it more than them.

or B) you’re not counting anything but the Tower arc for some reason in which case all 3 are still heroes for trying! Remember that this is a world-wide threat that would kill everyone already trapped in Vrains and a lot of people outside of it based on how dependant the world in on the network, and the only people who chose to enter the virtual world after this began were: 3 celebrity duellists, only one of whom isn’t anonymous and thus known to be 18 years old, Akira Zaizen when his sister falls, the head of security who replaced him seeking to defect to the Hanoi side, the 2 reporters who were forced into it by their boss, and a small child who wanted to help rescue everyone.

In other words the only person who wanted to offer support to the trio was a young kid in Playmaker cosplay out of everyone in the whole world. Everybody else was too afraid or believed they couldn’t help at all aka the only people worldwide who could and were willing to try to reject the Tower’s potential to annihilate so many lives were 3 teenagers (and yeah people don’t know Playmaker and Blue Angel’s but they DO know Go’s). And they didn’t even hesitate to enter. Yeah, the enemy proved even more capable than one of them twice over, but it would be a huge disservice not to call them heroes after that and, frankly speaking, ignoring Blue Angel and Go for Playmaker completely would have been a risk to the future survival of humanity seeing as this trio are apparently the most capable defence the world has against threats of the duelling nature - which are now an undeniable issue!

Everybody, both in the show and fandom, are acting like the results are all that matters, like those aside from Playmaker may as well have not existed over the course of the Tower arc, when we all know that’s not true for so many reasons.

#why is everybody acting like none of that's a big deal??#ugh that was just...stressing me out #vrains #GO Onizuka #Playmaker #Blue Angel #Tower of Hanoi Arc #don't act like the reporters in episode 51 #please #we're better than that!

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stardustlegacy-cosplay · 1 year

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"Appear! Link 3 Decode Talker!"

Playmaker: me

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#yugioh #vrains #yugioh vrains #ygo #ygo vrains #playmaker #yusaku fujiki #yugioh tcg #yugioh cards #decode talker #cosplay #cosplayer #yugioh cosplay #vrains cosplay #yugioh vrains cosplay #playmaker cosplay

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undertheinfluencerd · 3 years

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