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just a small FYI regarding my leaving this blog/absence. i’ve been working on compiling a multi muse and i will be moving sesshomaru there. if you wish to continue interacting/would like a follow from me like this post and i’ll get back to you, thanks!
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just a small FYI regarding my leaving this blog/absence. i’ve been working on compiling a multi muse and i will be moving sesshomaru there. if you wish to continue interacting/would like a follow from me like this post and i’ll get back to you, thanks!
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… this is the freedom… i sought.
#( *𝐀 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇; ) / &&beneath the killing moon.#;visage.#sorcery of the free wind. ( kagura )#q.
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My favourite detail about Sesshomaru that no one talks about
In the episode 162 ‘Forever with Lord Sesshomaru’ (anime: Inuyasha), there’s this little detail about Sesshomaru’s character that I’ve never seen mentioned in discussions his character development, so I thought I’d add what I think is missing from the conversation. It also happens to be one of my favourite details about his character.
To set the scene, in the episode, the Head Monk assures the rescued Rin that she’d ‘never be able to survive alone’ after she insists that she doesn’t want to be brought back with the other rescued children to the human village. She protests his answer and proudly declares ‘Sure I can! I can survive just fine, I can make it on my own!’
At the Monk’s declaration ‘you’d never be able to survive etc’, we cut to Sesshomaru overhearing nearby in the forest. The screen moves swiftly across his side profile from left to right – the direction that he’d be walking in if he wasn’t still. When I first saw this episode I initially thought that he was somewhere else looking for Rin, it wasn’t until the cut-back to Rin’s answer that I realised he was actually nearby in the woods. Why do I mention this? B/c the choice of moving the pane across his side-profile in the direction that he would be walking in really gave me the impression that Sesshomaru was prepared to walk away. To let Rin live with the humans who’ve rescued her. And he’s only standing still to listen to her answer, to confirm. So strong was this impression upon 1st viewing that I was surprised no-one was talking about it in the comment section of the video.
Anyway, at Rin’s angry snap ‘I can survive just fine etc’, we once again cut to Sesshomaru, except this time we’re closer to his features, and his brows have creased. He’s doubting his initial decision to let her stay with them, now that he’s heard her protest, the scene is shown below:
I think it’s notable that we only see him from the side for this scene as it really gives the impression that he’s prepared to walk away. If you disagree, well, I’d say this: If his initial decision was to take her away form the Monks no matter what, the shot would have been frontal, antically a more combative shot – as it is when he does decide to come get her:
(Note: there’s a soft glow around Sesshomaru [above] that no one else in this episode has (No, it isn’t the quality, it really is a soft-focus exclusively around him). This faded look that’s slightly aglow gives a dream-effect to Sesshomaru. Personally I think it’s how Rin see’s him as the above, in the anime, pans from his feet to his head giving the impression of Rin looking up to see him - her rescuer. So I think this is how she sees him: slightly aglow, slightly unearthly. A very affectionate detail, I think.)
Anyway, back to his earlier hiding in the forest. He waits quietly. But when Rin, with tears in her eyes, cries out into the air: ‘I never want to go back to a village to live with humans! LORD SESSHOMARU! Please, HELP me!” we cut to Sesshomaru, eyes closed in….conflict? Decision making? I do think he hates hearing her cry out, hence the further creased brows. There’s something very strained in his expression in the shot, and our proximity to his features and its brought on exclusively by her cries for help:
Noticeably this time, the above shot moves across his side-profile from right to left, the opposite of earlier, so it mimics the direction of Rin’s cries. Visually, his thoughts are being brought back to Rin. We see, purely through the movement of the frame, that he’s not going to be walking away now that he’s heard RIn say explicitly that she doesn’t want to go back and she wants to be with him. Only then does he come for her. Nothing until that point persuaded him to come out into the open and retrieve her from what are now, post-Rin cries, her captors.
We see him him open his eyes, a decision made, and turn to her:
The fact he’s turning back towards Rin’s direction, furthers my earlier point that he was initially prepared to walk away. His body language & the direction of the shot indicated that.
The fact he didn’t immediately walk away upon discovering she was safely recused by humans that were willing to bring her back with them, for me, proves that Sesshomaru is attached to Rin. And it’s that attachment that rooted him to the spot so he could overhear her answer.
But far more importantly, what his waiting in forest quietly reveals is that he respected her autonomy enough to wait for her reply, he didn’t treat her like property to be retrieved (ahem, Inuyasha). He didn’t assume she wanted to return to him, (ahem Inuyasha). He only came to Rin once she said herself she didn’t want the village life, and pleaded for his intervention to prevent it.
That is my favourite detail about Sesshomaru: That innate respect he has for Rin’s autonomy, he respects her decision-making ability and he listens to what she has to say about her situation way before acting. It shocked me so much that no one else noticed. It came across so strongly to me that first viewing.
Respect, autonomy, and listening. The foundations of any healthy relationship, be it platonic, romantic, or familial. Sesshomaru has it going on.
PS I have lots of thoughts on details of this episode that I think are really interesting concerning Rin and Sesshomaru. Would anyone be interested in a part two? It’d be more about the nature of their attachment to each other in this particular episode. Let me know!
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Cherry blossoms of Jinhae.
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I KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE RULE GOES :
1. PUT MY MASK ON FIRST
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What's the fighting style Johnny uses where he always sheathes his sword after every slash? Ukyo from Samurai Shodown and Hibiki from Last Blade also fight like this. What tactical advantage is there to doing so?
Traditionally the style is called “Iaido” or “Way of Harmony”/”Way of Meditation”.
The actual power of the style is exaggerated in pop culture.
The basic idea is that the swordsman concentrates on a singular point or target to cut. This degree of meditation is such that he must focus all his energies in to that single cut (within a short amount of time) by storing all the power within the sheathe (or rather, within the body).
By unsheathing the blade he unleashes his focus and power to fell anything he targets in as fast or as minimum amounts of strokes possible, and by sheathing the blade once more, he ‘resets’ the potential for the sword’s ‘drawing power’.
This is why typically an Iaido martial artist practitioner will do a bare minimum amount of lightning-quick movements whilst their target falls (moments later in stylish fashion) as they wipe off the blade of blood and sheathe their sword.
Another aspect of this “focal point of focus” involves a high level of concentration.
It’s speculated that Johnny’s “Glittering Gold” coins serve as a ‘focus point’ for his attacks (also known in his case as ‘Mist Point’).
For example, by throwing a gold coin at his opponent, he concentrates on the point/moment the coin hit his opponent, sort of like a weakness or to serve as a ‘trigger to begin concentrating’. (Which results in a powerful Level 2 Mist Finer).
By throwing a second coin, he creates two ‘concentration points’ for his target, allowing him to focus in the general area the coins were thrown and draw and sheathe his sword multiple times. (A Level 3 Mist Finer). Meanwhile, his Bacchus Sigh technique (named after the Roman God of Wine), generates a ‘mist’ from his sword that enables his Mist Finer attacks to become unblockable.
Another example is Jin Kisaragi of BlazBlue. He not only draws his blade, but uses the sheathe as a weapon as well. The concept behind his style is that he has no ‘particular’ focus point, only that he has a select group of ‘angles/positions’ at which he will draw and sheathe while simultaneously ‘dodging’ the opponent’s attack. He’s also extremely limber, able to sheathe his sword from behind his back and from different angles and positions after a drawn strike.
In Jin’s case, Fubuki and Renhyou allow him to dodge attacks at extremely low or side angles while simultaneously striking back, though this is more of a blind strike, and can be countered if baited.
Hirensou is similar in that he creates an arcing ‘shield’ with his blade (that freezes his target if they are caught in the range) then counters with an unblockable pin-point strike. There’s also Yukikaze, which is another aspect of Iaido along with other sword styles called the “Issen” or “Single Strike”.
In Sekkajin, Jin uses a combination of a ‘blind draw’ along with the hilt and his feet in lightning quick motions. So yes, typically most martial artists who use this style have to have extremely powerful limbs to produce short bursts of speed and power.
And as you mentioned Tachibana Ukyo himself has another signature attack called the ‘Tsubamegaeshi’. (Returning Swallow Cut) which is said to be named after Sasaki Kojiro’s signature technique.
Interestingly enough, the “Tsubame” Kanji for ‘Tsubamegaeshi’ (燕) can be read as “En”. So Johnny’s attack “Ensenga” (燕穿牙) is a parody of this attack, though Johnny cuts a liquor bottle to produce the flame effect. ‘Ensenga’ in this case means ‘Swallow’s Flashing Beak’.
The exact name of Johnny’s sword school is Hirofumi Illusion School: Swallow Moon-Sword Style, named after his Master Unchou Hirofumi.
#( *𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖; ) / &&o'guileless son with misshapen belief.#;h!canon.#//finally. a good ass post abt this whole style somewhere hot damn
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#( *𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓; ) / blog psa && pinned.#;laws of the land.#//absolutely!#//catch me being more active on there tbh#q.
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#( *𝐀 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇; ) / &&beneath the killing moon.#;visage.#;sacred arrow through time. ( kagome )#*kagomiko#*kvgome#q.
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TO BEGIN, WE MUST FIRST SEE THE END
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you leave because you're certain
of who you want to be.
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original inuyasha / yashahime oc / ship fanbaby. selective, mutuals only, headcanon sandbox. * collab with mav + red + vicki. *sideblog howling from azu
“I’m the next leader of the eastern wolves.”
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( *𝐔𝐍𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒; )
// @sasayakcu: sniffs him !
childlike curiosity is met with sternness of unwavering gaze. as the lord of the west perches a beacon poised towards the great stretch that made his lands upon lone boulder, mokomoko is first to stir at surprise of disturbance. however not unwelcome the scent of the pack is high in her blood, beating within her bones; soul of the wild hunt. all too much like rin is she in the way of many, innocence sharpened at the very end of fangs and claws alike yet brimming with untold strength beneath. it is beyond high noon when she finds him. perhaps in that the little wolfling wishes to play, antics perhaps this one would be willing to indulge with due time.
「 ☾ 」— ❝ ahmya. why have you come? perhaps you simply seek my favor? ❞
#( *𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐍𝐄; ) /&&to question is to seek answer.#;inbox.#v: something to protect#sasayakcu#//CHILD...
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so she remains, ever a crimson tinted raven streak in his foremost vision. matters may take him far but he will never fail to return. he will never fail to return to her, to watch her flourish like morning sun as dawn breaks new day. mirrored epiphany shows in steeled emotion alone, however faintest amusement draws calculating and slow from purse of lips at the sight of such a pout. beneath the dip of age worn tree he stands but a few feet away however close to her the very same.
both his blood kin and rin have taken to the village and so it would be nothing else if not wise to assume the watch of the lord inudai fell to all those within the immediate vicinity, much to their favor. fortune truly smiled upon the bold but does it equally honor the wise?
「 ☾ 」— ❝ perhaps this one wishes to speculate. to assess your gains by direct means. ❞
@shiigetsu / small starter.
of all the youkai & humans in the territory , he was the last living being she had expected to see. & at work of all places.. setsuna pouted , & although she always kept her emotions to herself , she didn’t make an effort to hide her displeasure. the last thing she needed was for her workmates to realize her identity. ‘ father. ’ she acknowledged him.
‘ what are you doing here? ’
#( *𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐈 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍; ) / &&journey across the nomad's land.#;interactions.#v: something to protect#heart of the swallow in the sleeping moon. ( setsuna )#senpujin#//no problem!#//ty for writing this it's perfect! <3
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