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sasaranurude · 6 months

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Coly, the company behind Mahoyaku and Stand My Heroes, have announced a new game. Some friends and I realized that despite looking somewhat generic at first glance, it's got a handful of intriguing things going on with it! So here's a quick kind of long introduction to/my thoughts on Break My Case!

First: the website! The music on the site is really good! Go listen while you read this post!! There are 12 people listed as composers in the credits page, and it seems most every VA involved has at least a bit of experience with singing or music projects. The tone is a bit dark for a rhythm game (though I'm not ruling that out entirely), but otherwise it seems like there's gonna be a music focus. Cool! As far as other staff goes--the main scenario writer is also the writer of Stand My Heroes, and the character designer is Utako Yukihiro, who also did some work for B-Project.

The story concerns a cafe with a myriad of eccentric employees that runs an after-hours service where they solve problems. The exact nature of all this is left pretty vague.

And the draw for a game like this: The characters! Interestingly, they're divided into different departments at the cafe. What exactly those departments do isn't clear yet. As for the characters themselves--the more we looked at them, the more we liked them, lol. Quick summaries about what intrigued us about each guy. Note that these are not translations, none of us are fluent in Japanese (we all know just enough to get by with the google+jisho combo lol), and this should all be taken with a grain of salt.

The Main Office, consisting of Ai Kosaka, Yuzuru Kise, and Roka Suoh. (Names are listed in western given-family order because that's what the site uses for romanized names.) Roka is the one who owns the cafe, is the oldest character in the bunch at 36, and is that fun "mysterious guy with unknown backstory and an endless amount of weird acquaintances, who acts incompetent but might actually be hypercompetent" type of trope.

On account of the whole acting-incompetent thing, Ai and Yuzuru run the actual cafe business. And normally I won't be including fullbody character art in this post but I have to make an exception just this once.

Anyways.

Tumblr won't let me put four images in a row. Come on man. I wanna maintain the BMC's site style. Why are you mean to me. Anyways. The Simulation Department, consisting of Kou Ayato, Mao Ukyo, Akehoshi Hinomiya, and Yuragi Kanno. "Simulation" is its English name given on the site, but the Japanese given would probably read more like "relationship department".

Kou is a footloose playboy and Mao is a serious intellectual type, but apparently Kou will ask Mao to pretend to be his girlfriend so that he can avoid trouble with women. That's gay. I love that. (Mao is a guy [as far as we know], he just likes makeup--he's not the only one in that cast who does, either!) We all want Mao's outfit.

Akehoshi was a sleeper hit in the group chat, because his bio has a sentence about how he's the most normal-looking-yet-dangerous employee at the cafe, and also explicitly describes him as being like a dog, and naturally we all went crazy for the silly puppy as soon as we realized that he was in fact a silly puppy. Yuragi, on the other hand, likes cats. Such a classic for his character design trope, lmao.

The Administrative Department, consisting of Taiga Tsukimoto, Haruhi Ichikawa, and Sei Okiya. Taiga looks cool but if you look at his fullbody he's wearing awful sweatpants and apparently he cries while watching anime. I love this for him. Haruhi is a streamer because that's like an obligatory character trope now I guess. Sei was very popular in the group chat for being the single most suspicious character in the cast. What's his problem.

The Watchdog Department (or enforcement department, if you translate the jpn) consists of Shizuka Fushimi, Takeru Mikado, Soyogu Shinkai, and Shinobu Aizawa.

My friend described Shizuka as a "wet looking glasshole" and yeah. ok. unfortunately he does look like that. But it's ok he's allowed because his bio says he prefers quiet, orderly places with plants and no people and keeps to himself in common spaces but his own room is a complete mess. AKA he's an autism king. So I like him.

Takeru was obviously a hit because look at them. Takeru and Mao talk about makeup together, apparently. CUTE! Shinobu is the most fashionable guy in the cast and his bio says he has a few screws loose, which is amazing. Good for him. I have nothing to say about Soyogu I think I forgot he existed until I was putting this post together and I only looked at these all guys a few hours ago

The Negotiation Department, with Kiho Arima, Kyoya Shido, and Riku Tateshina. I described this group as "grandma, grandpa, and Columbo" and then the group chat couldn't call any of them anything else. And I do mean grandma. Because. ok. another fullbody. Because oh my god we have to look at Kiho.

GIRL. WHAT. IS. THAT. YOU'RE WEARING A CARPET. YOU'RE WEARING A COUCH. kiho is apparently a fortune teller and my friend acted as if this excused the outfit but i DONT agree i don't think anything excuses this. WHAT IS THAAAAAT

Kyoya is an artist and Riku is a psychologist so honestly this is a really fun bunch of jobs going on in this department. Riku is described as someone who falls in love easily, and he's most interested in Ai (from the Main Office, the very first guy in this post). We couldn't tell if the implication there is that he's in love with Ai, or if he falls in love with random people and yet his true attention always drifts back to Ai. Both of these options are gay.

The ST (special tasks) Department, with Yomose Onda, Yu Nina, Kamiya, and Urara Manami.

Yu had his life saved by Tomose and has now dedicated himself to him, to the point of being ready to die for him. YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT. INCREDIBLE TROPE. UNBEATABLE. GAY AS HELL. All we know from Tomose's side is that he's "fond" of Yu. That's fine I'm sure you can learn to love him. Or learn to hate him. Whatever's more entertaining.

Kamiya has no memory, hence the singular name. I'm sure whatever's going on there is weird and interesting. Urara is the youngest character, at 20. THAT'S RIGHT. THE YOUNGEST CHARACTER IS 20. THERE ARE ZERO TEENAGERS! THE AVERAGE CHARACTER AGE IS AROUND 26. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AS NOTABLE AS IT IS BUT THAT'S GACHA GAMES FOR YOU. Anyways I like Urara because I think he looks like an angry kitty.

Anyways, that's the gist of what we know about BMC--or BreMai, if you wanna go for something closer to the jpn abbreviation--right now. More info might drop at/around Animate Girls Fest, since they seem to be giving out game beta codes there. I don't know if I'm completely sold on it just yet--coly did just have a detective-themed gacha game fail a few months ago with &0. But we're not even completely sure it is a gacha yet, or what kind of gameplay it might have otherwise, so... there's a bit of hope. Maybe it'll be a weird cool dark rhythm game! Who knows!!!

#suchobabbles #break my case #joseimuke

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imasallstars · 1 year

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SR+ 【Paranormal Incident】

S.E.M/THE Kogadou/F-LAGS

※ these cards are available through scouting from the Paranormal Incident Special Gacha available until the 17th of March 2023 14:59 JST. This card may return, in the case of a rerun of the gacha.

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incorrect-idolmastersidem-quotes · 4 months

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You gave me a machete for my birthday.

Takeru (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!)

#source: strange world #takeru taiga #imas sidem #sidem #idolm@ster sidem #the idolm@ster sidem #incorrect quotes

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overdevelopedglasses · 6 months

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Tojoctober Day 27 - Letter

(Yeah, you'll blow us all away, someday...)

Alt title is from “Dear Theodosia” which is from Hamilton

This one is quite possibly one of my favorite pieces I wrote for this month, and this is the prompt I teased in Sunday Six... so buckle up.

Daigo reads something from Kiryu, and makes a realization of his own.

(YAKUZA 6 SPOILERS.)

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Riding down the highway in a very obvious limo, sat 3 members of the most powerful Yakuza group in Kamurocho. Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima sit next to one other, looking grimly at the third person sitting across from them.

Daigo Dojima is not paying attention to the stares of his advisors, as his mind is racing much too fast for his liking. He had gotten out of prison on an early release, but his only thoughts were on the reason why he was let out. He stares out of the limo at the highway speeding by.

“Ya must be tired, just getting outta the slammer. We've been waitin' for you though."

Daigo looks over, and makes eye contact with Majima. The man was using his more serious tone, something Daigo was more used to than most.

“Ya heard, didn't you?" Majima breaches what Daigo assumes is the elephant in the room, the void within all three of them, as the pit in Daigo's stomach sinks deeper.

The other advisor leans into Daigo's view, his face also serious.

“We're on the brink of war with the Yomei Alliance."

Daigo's gaze shifts towards Saejima, taking in what he's said.

“Everyone's chompin' at the bit to get revenge for the fourth chairman." Saejima sits back up. "Ain't no halting that."

“Can't say I disagree, though." Majima's words cut through the air, hinting at the aggression Daigo thinks he's trying to veil.

“So what's yer plan? Sixth Chairman."

Daigo looks out again at the highway, hiding his eyes from the oath brothers. He knows if they got one good look at him, they could tell he was barely holding it together. At least, this predicament was distracting his brain. It'd help to list the facts.

“Takeru Kurusu is dead. His son Tsuneo is behind bars now. And this Koshimizu guy has yet to take full control of the Yomei Alliance." Daigo states, thinking internally that he sounded like a robot.

“So? You sayin' we strike Hiroshima while the iron's hot?" Saejima interjects, hoping to complete the young chairman's thoughts.

“Well… Hiroshima's gonna expect us to come knockin' sooner or later." Majima responds and leans forward, his eye creasing with determination. "Sooner makes a shitton more sense to me."

Daigo turns and meets Majima's gaze with one of his own. “I… don't think we know the whole story."

Sounds of confusion erupt from the two advisors, as Daigo reaches into his jacket and pulls out a letter. One he was handed a few days ago, and instructed not to open until he was safe, and with the oath brother advisors.

With one swift motion, he rips the envelope open and pulls the contents out. He gives the pair a look before opening the paper, hearing the sounds of recognition as Majima and Saejima look down and read what was on the outside of the envelope.

To: The Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan

Regarding the late Kazuma Kiryu

“Ya haven't read that yet?" Majima inquires, leaning forward with a curious spark.

Daigo hesitates. “I was told not to. At least, I was instructed to wait for the two of you to be around."

Saejima looks at the chairman with a confused look. “I'm not sure why. We didn't get that kinda direction. Not to mention our letters had the same shit. But yer sayin that piece of paper is gonna give us the answer?"

Daigo shrugs. "Well, there's only one way to find out."

He glances at both men once again, and with a slightly shaky breath, Daigo begins to read the last words of the Fourth Chairman.

I have a long list of regrets.

I have no business saying it, but, I considered myself your father.

Daigo pauses. Who could Kiryu be talking about? Haruka-chan? He continues, missing the surprised glance between his advisors.

The things I should have told you over the years have piled up like a mountain.

I failed you, though. So much has been left unsaid.

In the past few weeks, I've seen so many different kinds of relationships. Different types of parents.

I saw a parent bound by customs.

Another who never loved his son… and only realized after it was too late.

The two brothers relax their physical appearances, becoming enraptured by the chairman's words. Daigo knew Kiryu had been bouncing between Hiroshima and Kamurocho for the last few weeks, but what had Kiryu gotten up to before his death? Where had he seen all of this tragedy, before enacting one himself?

Children who, above all, wanted to prove themselves. Show their parents they were capable. Prove that they deserved their love.

Daigo swallows. I'm guilty of that, he thinks to himself, before continuing on.

So much grief came from it, the rift between parent and child. I saw it firsthand.

Did these families have no faith in their bonds?

That wasn't it.

They had absolute faith in those bonds.

Even in this harsh reality, they tried to affirm their bonds. Labored, agonized over them. But… that wasn't the answer.

They simply didn't spend enough time together as a family. And it ruined them.

Daigo pauses again, and couldn't help but think of his own father. How many times was he abandoned in the 80s because Sohei Dojima was too busy with the family and their squabbles? He recognized the late Dojima as his father, sure, but he never took care of him like a father did. Sometimes, Daigo doubted he ever loved him.

If you ask me…Nothing is more vital than time. To that end, I think we made the same mistakes they did.

Daigo's heart sinks. Did Kiryu really feel this way for Haruka-chan? Nothing could've prepared him for the next few sentences, and Daigo fails to hide the shock in his voice.

I never expected to become the Tojo Clan's Fourth Chairman. Then I tapped you to become the Sixth.

Daigo.

I considered you my son, but I never thought to actually stand by your side.

Daigo was stunned. This letter… it was to him? In that one moment, everything, all of Kiryu's unexplained actions towards Daigo, since he became the chairman, no, before that…

They all made sense, all at once.

Daigo had to keep going.

It was easy to say I had faith in your judgment. To say I entrusted everything to Daigo Dojima. But that wasn't enough.

Instead of cherishing our time together, I threw it all away. Rejected our bond. Instead of facing my past, I ran. And ran from you as well.

Daigo kept reading without pause, but the advisors couldn't help but notice that his voice was starting to waver.

Thinking about the parents I met… I don't even have the words. I don't have the right to call myself a father to either you or the Tojo Clan.

Daigo wanted to scream, cry out, tell the world that Kazuma Kiryu, for once in his damn life, was wrong. Daigo only had a few words left.

So, by the time you read this letter, I may already be gone. But please, don't try to avenge me as a son would his father. My life isn't worth that much.

That is my final request of you.

Daigo.

Daigo didn't register that his next breath shakes more than the rest. He didn't notice tears threatening to form in his widened eyes. He lets his hand fall, the letter landing in his lap, before Majima gently grabs it and begins reading it to himself.

Memories flood his mind.

Daigo, as a young kid, and Kiryu reprimanding him for some stupid thing he did, but giving him a life lesson at the same time.

Kiryu, in the back alley by Shine Club, beating the snot out of him.

Kiryu, giving him a somber look as Daigo gunned Patriarch Shindo down.

A shocked Kiryu, as Daigo awakened, rolled out of his hospital bed, and shot the leaders of Black Monday.

Daigo, leaping towards Kiryu, attempting to prove himself worthy of the Tojo.

Kiryu screaming his name as he faded out of consciousness on the rooftops.

Kiryu standing next to his wheelchair, speaking of his reasoning on why he's going back to prison, with a solemn yet determined look on his face.

For as long as Daigo could remember, Kiryu was his guiding light. He sometimes joked to himself that Kiryu earned his epithet not from Sohei, but from his consistent protection of Daigo and the Clan. The Fourth Chairman was constantly at his side, getting him out of trouble, even if it meant putting himself in even more danger. If Daigo called, Kiryu would answer.

Daigo felt stupid.

He knew of this truth, it’s been within him for years. But, he was never courageous enough to put it into words. With the letter in front of him, he couldn't run from that truth anymore. In fact, he finds himself not wanting to run from it. It saddens him that it took until Kiryu's death for him to find the words, but Daigo decides to hold onto this truth as tight as he can:

Kazuma Kiryu was the closest person Daigo Dojima ever had to a father.

Once Daigo snaps out of his stupor, he notices Majima had finished reading the letter, and he and Saejima were staring at each other. Daigo knew they were each wordlessly mulling over the Yomei Alliance conflict, and the first request of Kiryu's will.

It was only Daigo who recognized the second request of the Fourth Chairman.

Daigo decides to break the silence and tension in the limo.

“Kazuma Kiryu has left a final request to us, a final chapter to write in his legacy with the Tojo Clan."

He glances at the brothers, who return Daigo's intense stare.

“So, I will not let my father's story end in an act of revenge."

#tojoctober #yakuza #ryu ga gotoku #rgg #daigo dojima #majima goro #saejima taiga #i'm sorry but also not sorry #once again: daigo dojima my beloved #this cutscene broke me when I played the game #6 made me cry twice and this was the second time

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imasline · 2 years

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#THE IDOLM@STER SideM sticker set #takeru taiga #seiji shingen #soichiro shinonome #tsubasa kashiwagi #yusuke aoi #kyosuke aoi #kei tsuzuki #315

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nugulover69 · 9 months

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Dr Pac Man vs Ex-aid & Ghost movie livewatch notes (ex-aid spoilers. spoilers for other shows too probably)

-Holy shit Tanahashi

-Ah this is pre-looney tunes Kuroto I see

-Should mention that I’ve never seen Ghost and all I know abt Takeru is that he has died several times prior to this. good on him for getting an education tho

-Oh shit he’s friends with a monk that’s rad

-"People bitten by the pacmen are developing symptoms of high fever" guess you could say. that they got. pacman fever

-The Pacmen @ Takeru: grrrrr fuck this guy in particular no more henshin belt for you

-Hiiro's dad is so useless love him

-Monk dude laughing at Poppy's name and no one reacting. it's a silly name guys he's right to giggle abt it

-Iconic lines in cinema

-Heyyyy pre-character development Taiga, missed you ice king <3

-Takeru very correct abt how incredible Emu's patience is. a teenager mouths off to me i'm turning them into a pretzel

-Feel like that's surprising regardless of profession Emu

-DON'T GIVE KUROTO ANY POWERFUL DEVICES DANGER DANGER DANGER

-Sorry abt your rider transformation impotence cop man

-The baddie's whole deal is directly tied into Emu birthing Parad lmao???

-Takeru and his lady friend have been bugged. sad. also a pair of additional twinks are just Here now

-Weirdly loud and echo-y ADR grunting going on

-KIRIYA JUMPSCARE

-Takeru's powers coming back bc he believed in himself hard enough. just like parappa the rapper

-A moment of appreciation for Hiroki Iijima's crooked teeth

-These henshin belts talk too much like shut UPPPPP

-This shit must overstimulating as fuck to kids. so much noise and bright lights good god

-Pacman is Fucking Dead

-Quit flirting on the job you two

-Emu being hysterical bc he couldn't save one teenager oh yeah you def have not endured the Horrors yet huh buddy

-"I believe there's a special power dwelling inside Emu" yeah its a 6 ft grown ass man dressed like a rave clown marinating in his boy womb

-Is Akari Takeru's like. girlfriend or sister or really good friend bc I cannot tell

-Takeru also spending a lot of this movie grunting in pain and falling over. i assume that's accurate to how he is in his own show

-SOUTOU EXCITE EXCITE TAKANARU EXCITE EXCITE KOKORO GA-

-Don't like Wizard's hideous pink pants

-TANAHASHI DID THE SLINGBLADE TO A COP THIS MOVIE RULES ACTUALLY

-FRUIT SAMURAI IS HERE NOW

-Aw Drive's belt is a lil guy that's cute

-Love that Gaim showed up already in his suit. was his non-suit actor sick that day of shooting or what

-Ridiculous group of individuals right here

-"BANANA AU LAIT" real attack name

-Think I watched a porno like this once. less special effects but just as much non-consensual penetration

-Parad violating Emu's mind exhibit #587

-Emu once again having more chemistry with a guy not in his own show. Emu should have given him mouth-to-mouth here actually

-DRIVE KNOCKED UP SOMEBODY???????

-Surprise Hiiro cake watch! Very pretty cake!

-ALL OF EX-AID WAS PACMAN'S FAULT CONFIRMED

Closing thots: I had fun watching this! I probably would have enjoyed it a lil more if I knew anything abt Ghost or the other riders, but thankfully this was mostly an ex-aid movie ft. others so it didn't dampen the viewing experience all that much. I liked seeing Tanahashi for the whole 2 minutes of screentime he got, the slingblade to Drive was sick as fuck. Plentiful Emu ryona as well; slightly less graphic than when Asakura shoved light tube glass into his eyeballs but still pretty brutal! And hot! What else uhhh the actor playing Takeru is really handsome in a slightly off putting way. His suit is kinda uggo tho, shame.

7/10 pacman died for our sins

#ck rambles #kamen rider ex-aid #movie livewatch notes #kiriya is so Gender btw. unfathomable amounts of tboy swag

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