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Hi! I'm Hiruka. Some of my friends called me as Ruka. I have pretty boring life but peaceful here.Anyway I think I should start to write something before my brain explode because of it just talking to itself for too long ..lalala~~~
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By Junko Hirabayashi
Published on Thursday, May 30, 2019
Maya Sekine is a 20-year-old Ainu woman, cultural ambassador and YouTuber. She is passionately proud of her Ainu ancestry and culture, teaching the long dormant language to a new wave of people curious about the Ainu.
She tells SBS Japanese that Ainu culture beginning to flourish once again, thanks in part to people such as herself, but also thanks to the likes of anime series Golden Kamuy.
But before we go on, it’s worth taking a look at the Ainu people’s history and culture.
Ainu who?
“The Ainu people don’t exist only in our history textbooks,” says Maya. “We blend into the mainstream society more than you think. We are so assimilated that you can’t tell who is Ainu or not.”
Originally inhabiting the Northern area of Japan, Ainu people once populated the northern Tohoku region, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and to Kuril Island between the 17th century and 19th century, according to the Ainu Association of Hokkaido. Now most openly Ainu people live mostly in Hokkaido.
The decline of Ainu people and culture came as a result of a strict policy of assimilation introduced by the Japanese government in the late 19th century. Practicing Ainu customs and language were banned until only recently. Ainu people still suffer income and education gaps between themselves and the mainstream Japanese population.
In the 19th century, Ainu were banned from speaking their language and practising their customs.
The Japanese government only this year took steps to officially recognise Ainu people as an indigenous population and grant them special rights to practice their culture, though many have criticised those steps as inadequate.
“The assimilation policy introduced by the Japanese government was so powerful and effective,” says Maya. “Many of us forgot our own culture and language. In terms of native speakers of the Ainu language, we have only a few people left.”
According to 2013 data from the Hokkaido government, the population of the Ainu people in the prefecture is about 16,800. However, the prefecture government admitted that the number was based on the data each local city or council could track and the actual number of the Ainu people in Hokkaido is still unknown.
Japan’s population is 126.2 million as of this month. The country has a national census every five years but no data is collected on the Ainu ethnic identity to this day.
After centuries of cultural assimilation, it is believed that most Ainu people left their traditional lands and the population is now scattered throughout Japan.
‘It’s time to let people know how cool the Ainu are’
Maya now attends the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo, but she is originally from a small village called Nibutani in Hokkaido. The population of Nibutani is around 400, with approximately 80 percent of people being of Ainu descent.
Maya hasn’t experienced any explicit discrimination herself, and has come to think more deeply about her Ainu identity since leaving her small town for the big smoke of Tokyo.
“I started thinking about my identity after I left my village. Some people hide it because of the negative images from the past,” says Maya, who visited Australia this month to speak at the Japan Foundation Sydney.
“Instead of dwelling on my identity, hide it or not, I thought it was a good time to let people know how cool the Ainu are.”
Maya is fluent in the Ainu language and has twice won first place at the Ainu speech contest. Her path as a promoter of Ainu culture ranges from recording in-bus announcements in the Ainu language to teaching the language on Japanese radio and online.
“Times have changed,” she says. “Less and less people have negative images of the Ainu. When I tell people about my identity their reactions are usually positive. Some people even say they think it is cool.”
Ainu anime a game changer
Ainu people and culture have gained more popularity outside Japan thanks to the popular animation series Golden Kamuy, which is set in Hokkaido and Sakhalin during the end of Meiji Period, the 19th century. The series depicts the Ainu language and culture in details in the story.
The printed comic book series stretches to 17 volumes so far and sold more than nine million copies as of March this year. They are translated and available in English, Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish. Its TV animation series was broadcast in Japan last year.
Indeed, the TV series is so popular and influential that Hokkaido businesses are cooperating with the animation studio that produces the show to promote local products such as beer and chocolate drinks. The Hokkaido Tourism Organisation also launched a promotion collaborating with Golden Kamuy in April, which will run for a year.
“Golden Kamuy stimulated young people’s interest in the Ainu tremendously”, Maya says. “The Ainu culture can reach a lot of people through fashion too. Like anime and YouTube, I think Japan’s sub-cultures will play a big role in terms of reviving the Ainu culture and language.”
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FanFiction Masterlist
All characters belong to Cybird.
Read my HC Masterlist here.
Midnight Cinderella:
Thank You, Mister Branche (Robert x Child Named! MC, Modern AU)
French Girl (Robert x MC. Suggestive)
The Wedding Reception (Robert x MC)
New Beginning (Robert x Named! MC)
The Red Dress (Byron x MC)
Moon Dust (Byron x MC. Modern AU. Christmas gift for @emigotchi)
Engel (Byron x MC, request by @sukio-sakamaki)
I Mrow You (Giles x MC, inspired by @lainy-lane expression meme)
My Legs Are Tired (Giles x MC, NSFW)
Keep Her Away From Me (Giles x Named! MC)
Like Father, Like Daughter (Giles x Lara)
Making a Memory (Sid x Fictional Daughter. Modern AU)
The Price of Love (Sid x Elise x MC)
Doodles (Albert x MC, Modern AU)
Welcome Home (Albert x MC, Modern AU, NSFW)
Play with Me (Albert’s POV, NSFW)
The Secret Admirer (Albert x MC, College AU)
Midnight Dreams (Rayvis x MC)
Joyeux Noël (Rayvis x MC. Modern AU. Christmas gift for @spyroeden)
Full Name (Nico x MC, flash fiction)
Roses are Pink (Nico x MC)
Raindrops (Leo x Named! MC, College AU)
Rainbow Cake (Alyn)
Convenience (Louis x MC)
Ikemen Sengoku:
My Promise To You (Kennyo x Named! MC, Modern AU)
You’re My Everything (Kenshin x MC)
Grandpa’s Gift (Masamune x MC)
Lost Letter Found (Nobunaga x MC)
Destined to Love:
Rabbit Ears (Okita x MC NSFW)
Voice Message (Okita x MC)
A Quiet Moment of Happiness. (Okita x MC)
The Caretaker (Okita x MC)
Mr. Snowman (Okita x Yamazaki)
It’s a Brand New Day (Okita x Todo, flash fiction)
You Got Me (Saito x MC)
Make Me Feel Better (Haru x MC)
Family (Takasugi x MC)
Not Yet (Takasugi x MC)
Fanfics en español
¡Sorpresa! (Alyn x Lector)
Father’s Day 2018 Trilogy
Favorite Star– Byron Wagner
Konpeito Ghosts– Nobunaga Oda
Souvenirs From The Future– Kondo Isami
Talking to the Belly Series
Midnight Cinderella
Byron
Albert
Nico
Robert
Rayvis
Sid
Giles
Alyn
Leo
Louis
Ikemen Sengoku
Nobunaga
Hideyoshi
Masamune
Ieyasu
Mitsunari
Mitsuhide
Shingen
Yukimura
Kenshin
Sasuke
Kennyo
Destined to Love
Kondo
Hijikata
Saito
Okita
Yamazaki
Kyo
Keiki
Yuki
Haru
Katsura
Sakamoto
Takasugi
Okubo
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I'm curious too...
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Aww.. Byron. Don't worry, Al is always be your number one fanboy and supporter.
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If you love Albert Burckhardt, I love you too ♡♡♡ *no homo*
#Midnight cinderella#midcin#albert burckhardt#i love albert so much#i hope he get mire fans after his route is available
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Finally Albert will be available for us soon after years of waiting him!!
#Midnight cinderella#midcin#Albert Burckhardt#Midnight cinderella Albert#he is finally available#love you albert
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sums up of my everyday life.....
#izuru kamukura#kamukura izuru#danganronpa 3#danganronpa 3 zetsubou hen#danganronpa 3 despair arc#how boring#danganronpa#dangan ronpa
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A fateful encounter..
#kamukura izuru#izuru kamukura#junko enoshima#enoshima junko#danganronpa 3#danganronpa 3 zetsubou hen#danganronpa 3 despair arc
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H̶I̶N̶A̶T̶A̶ ̶H̶A̶J̶I̶M̶E̶ KAMUKURA IZURU
#izuru kamukura#kamukura izuru#hajime hinata#hinata hajime#danganronpa 3#danganronpa 3 despair arc#danganronpa 3 zetsubou hen
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..for future reading
MIDNIGHTCINDY’S FIC MASTER LIST
Expect NSFW in 95% of these
Alyn:
Afternoon Ride
Midnight Ride
Mine, Forever
Champagne Dancing
Leo:
Take It
Treat You Better
The Phase of the Moon: Part 1 /// Part 2 /// Part 3 /// Part 4
Your Heart Beating
Byron:
Intimacy Lessons
Seduction
The Bird with the Most Beautiful Song
Sid:
Lost Soul
The Grandier Problem
What is Right: Chapter 1 /// Chapter 2 /// Chapter 3 /// Chapter 4 /// Chapter 5 /// Chapter 6 /// Chapter 7 /// Chapter 8 /// Chapter 9 /// Chapter 10 /// Chapter 11 /// Chapter 12 /// Chapter 13 /// Chapter 14 /// Chapter 15
Giles:
Sensei
Good Morning Beautiful
Pet Training
The Child
Louis:
Don’t Touch
Dancing Promises
Wake Up Call
Cum For Me
Good Night, Princess
Robert:
Blossoming
Eleven Blocks
Albert:
Reclaiming
Stay Quiet
Nico:
A Knight So Loyal (technically Byron yandere)
Late Night All Night
Oh My Lovely
Movie Night
Nico + Byron x MC
A Knight, A King, and Their Princess
Albert + Alyn x MC
The Pleasure of Two Knights
Robert + Giles x MC
Ours
Louis x Sid
Can’t Help
Choke
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Kamukura Izuru from the last of Despair Arc look so freaking majestic...
#danganronpa#dangan ronpa#danganronpa 3#danganronpa 3 zetsubou hen#danganronpa 3 despair arc#izuru kamukura#kamukura izuru#badass#long haired boy#red eyes#long haired pretty boy#badass character#so majestic#remnants of despair#ultimate hope#shsl hope
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Steampunktime didn't finish translating Danganronpa Zero. You can find the remaining chapters on revolutionpotato's tumblr at post/75118713692/dangan-ronpa-zero-book-2-translations
Thank you Dangan fan, I’ll leave this posted for anyone who needs it.
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Dangan Ronpa Zero Translation Masterlist
Before starting please make sure you’ve read/played Dangan Ronpa. This novel contains heavy spoilers right from chapter 1.
However, as far as any other game or novel series in the franchise, you can read this before or after them.
Dangan Ronpa Zero is a 2 novel series taking place during the time before the Dangan Ronpa’s school of mutual killing. The protagonist is Otonashi Ryouko, a student at Hope’s Peak Academy who is unable to remember anything without using her notebook. During the course of these novels she finds herself confronted by confusing situations and a mess of dead bodies. Sound fun? YEAAAAH!!
Dangan Ronpa Zero Up (Novel 1)
Chapter 1 / Mirror
Chapter 2 / Mirror
Chapter 3 / Mirror
Chapter 4 / Mirror
Chapter 5 / Mirror
Chapter 6 / Mirror (coming soon)
Chapter 7 / Mirror
Chapter 8 / Mirror
Chapter 9 / Mirror
Chapter 10 / Mirror
Chapter 11 / Mirror
Chapter 12 / Mirror (coming soon)
Chapter 13 / Mirror
Chapter 14 / Mirror
Chapter 15 / Mirror
Chapter 16 / Mirror
Dangan Ronpa Zero Down (Novel 2)
Chapter 1 / Mirror
Chapter 2 / Mirror
Chapter 3 / Mirror (coming soon)
Chapter 4 / Mirror
Chapter 5 / Mirror
Chapter 6 / Mirror
Chapter 7 / Mirror (coming soon)
Chapter 8 / Mirror
Chapter 9 / Mirror
Now all that’s out of the way with, I can put some other goodies that maybe some of you might like?
Unfinished chapter 10 don’t read this it’s not worth it
Notes of DR0 character files
Short preview of Dangan Ronpa Kirigiri Chapter 1
Detailed summary/translation of Dangan Ronpa Another Episode Prologue and Chapter 1
With that last one, there are some mistakes with the translation since I haven’t finished the game yet but look out for it because I’m halfway through chapter 2.
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Badass Peko in Danganronpa 3. Kuzuryuu still a shorty..
#peko pekoyama#pekoyama peko#danganronpa 3#danganronpa 3 mirai hen#danganronpa 3 future arc#kuzuryuu fuyuhiko#fuyuhiko kuzuryuu#remnants of despair#cool#badass chick#badass females#badass megane girl#red eyes#nice sword#ultimate swordswoman#ultimate gangster
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