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HOW TO BEFRIEND GENTARO KISARAGI A Beginner’s Guide by Ryusei Sakuta

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Fandom: Kamen Rider Fourze Pairing: Kisaragi Gentaro/Sakuta Ryusei

Really, what was the point of having a soulmate, if you’d only know about them, when you’d hear their last words?

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euripides’ orestes (trans. william arrowsmith, 1958) (insp.)

So i'm at episode 10 of Kyoryuger... and is Souji a descendant of Utsusemimaru??? because his technique is one of the technique taught in Souji's family school right?

No. Utchy didn't have any family in his original time period, so he wouldn't have descendants living in the current day. And no, Souji's family doesn't teach Utchy's technique- if by that you mean the Lightning Afterglow.

Souji's dad can use it, but that just goes to show that he's just that good of a swordsman- note that he was able to use it with only his bokken, which is so absurd it should be impossible. This in turn points to Souji's potential a swordsman too- that was the man he learnt everything from, the one he wanted to surpass by creating his own style of swordsmanship.

Tsurugi Kieimon Murakami Rikimaru Hayato Kai

Kamisuzaki Yusui Himekawa Genryu Inashimizu Tettou

Kamimiyaji Genbu Shirogane Sosyo

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So, I decided to check the Melodious archetype’s Kanji name patterns. These are disturbingly complex, and I’m not a Japanese speaker, so most of this will be taken from relevant sources (specifically Wiktionary):

-The archetype’s name is Genso(u), 幻奏 in Kanji, and げんそう in Hiragana. The Kanji for Gen (幻), which means fantasy or phantom, but is generally translated as illusion in this archetype’s context. The other Kanji is Sou (奏), which means to play music. The archetype’s name is a pun on Gensou, which means illusion (幻想), with the Kanji  想, meaning idea or concept, being replaced with the Kanji for playing music. But it is also similar to Genso (元素), which means chemical element, which is likely a reference to the fact that this is a Fusion archetype, but also might be a reference to Masumi and Judai’s respective archetypes (and GX series in general).

There are few interesting things with this though. The Kanji for Gen is used for several things in Yu-Gi-Oh!, such as the Sangenshin (Three Illusory Gods, ie. Egyptian Gods), and Sangenma (Three Phantasms, ie. Sacred Beasts), but also for Genryu (Wyrm-Type, introduced in ARC-V era with no represenatives in the show itself). Which makes me continually wonder if Bracelet Girls were supposed to have Wyrms.

--The archetype’s name patterns are divided into five or so groups:

**Genso no Utahime, 幻奏の歌姫, which is written in Hiragana as げんそうのうたひめ, is translated as “Melodious Songstress”. 歌姫, means Utahime, which literally means song princess/lady, since uta (歌), means song, and 姫,hime, means princess, or lady. This term is apparently commonly translated as Songstress, though it can also be translated as diva or female musician.

Interestingly, Kanji for Uta is also used for traditional Japanese poetry, though not modern Japanese poetry.

**Genso no Otohime, 幻奏の音姫, which is written in Hiragana as げんそうのおとひめ, is translated as “Melodious Maestra”, and is a sub-archetype of Melodious/Gensou archetype.  音姫, Otohime, is a pun on 弟姫, which means younger princess or younger noble. The Kanji, 音, Oto, means sound or timbre, but is also used as a shortened version of ongaku, meaning music. It can also means news, rumor, echo, or speech in linguistics. The Kanji Hime is the same as above.

**Genso no Otome, 幻奏の音女, which is written in Hiragana as げんそうのおとめ, is translated as “Melodious Diva”. The Oto Kanji is the same as above, and the Kanji, 女, me, means a woman, a wife, or a female. This is a pun on Otome,  乙女, which means maiden. daughter, or young girl/lady.

The same pun is used in Otome, 音女, an early Duel Monsters era Normal Monster, whose localized name is Sonic Maid. This card was used by Step Johnny’s Deck in the Battle City filler featuring Anzu.

**Genso no Hanakasei, 幻奏の華歌聖, which is written in Hiragana as はなかせい, is translated as “Melodious Choir”. The Kanji, 華, Hana has multiple meanings, but is commonly used for flower. Other meanings include flashiness, brilliance/shine, and beauty. The Kanji, 歌, Ka, is the same as Kanji Uta above, but spelled differently. The Kanji 聖, Sei, literally means holy/sacred, but it is commonly translated as Saint in this context. The term Kasei, 歌聖, is likely a pun on Kasei, 仮声, which means falsetto, or Kasei, 歌聖, which uses the same Kanji as this name, means great poet. 

**Genso no Hanagakusei, 幻奏の華楽聖, which is written in Hiragana as はながくせい, is translated as “Melodious Composer”. The Kanjis for Hana and Sei are the same as above. The Kanji gaku, 楽, is another shortening of ongaku, meaning music, but the Kanji itself can also mean comfort, ease, or the final day of a performance. The name is a pun on gakusei, 学生, which means student, generally university student, but sometimes also high school student ,or gakusei, 学制, which means educational system.

-As a general rule, most of the Kanji used for this archetype is quite archaic, so it might be hard to find the exact counterparts, and references here. This is likely because the archetype is composed of muses, so Konami probably wanted to give them some old fashioned theming.

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FRACTURES FOR THE SOUL ; a fourze retrospective [16/10 30] ships🤍RYUSEI + GENTARO

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The story of Japan’s Ohmi merchants

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Shelf: 672.161 SUE ENG The story of Japan's Ohmi merchants : the precept of Sanpo-yoshi. by Kunitoshi Suenaga ; translated by Larry Greenberg.

First English edition. Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC), 2019. 177 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 22 cm. (Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)).

This ... is based on the book published in Japanese as Ohmi shoningaku nyumon: CSR no genryu “sanpo-yoshi” kaiteiban (Sunrise Publishing, 2017). Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated into English from the Japanese. ISBN: 9784866580579

No one’s around... Alright! With no one to get in my way, I can fully enjoy the new issue of TV-Kun!

SuiseiNoboAz- “Getsumen Genryu Chokoki” 

finally finished ex-aid (it’s frankly kinda embarrassing how long it took me) so i wanna write down my many but very specific thoughts

disclaimer: fourze is the only other series i’ve completed so i can only make comparisons to that

1) costume & prop design — ok i’m not an expert obviously but tbh i wasn’t a huge fan of the suits’ design this time around. the color schemes are too… distracting and everyone kinda looked the same except for some tweaks according to their motifs. the suits where they have two gashats activated also look kinda messy?? but i get what they were going for. i honestly don’t like the gamer driver’s design at all. it’s tacky and i can’t take them seriously when they’re trudging in with that on their waists 😭 there’s a shot in ep 43 where taiga’s kneeling on the ground and hiiro’s standing next to him, but it was shot from the height of hiiro’s waist so you see his gamer driver on the top of the screen and it wasn’t a pretty shot LOL. i’m also not a fan of the fact that everyone had the same driver but i get that it’s like a console. coming from fourze from which i absolutely loved the suit and unique driver designs (especially meteor’s yes i am biased but no his design is so me) this was probably my biggest pain point about the show. then again, i’m not familiar with retro gaming so maybe it’s just me and that the designs are not my cup of tea. the gashats are cute though!

2) character dynamics — i’m the kind of person who focuses more on character dynamics than the plot and i think ex-aid really excelled in this. imo the difference between the dynamic in fourze vs ex-aid is that fourze is stronger in the group dynamic while ex-aid is stronger in the pair dynamic. although i love the KRC as a group, their pairs are mostly centered around gentaro so we didn’t get to see a lot of other pairs’ interactions as much as gentaro & [KRC member]. in ex-aid, most of the other characters’ most substantial interactions don’t revolve around emu (e.g. kiriya & kuroto, hiiro & taiga, taiga & nico, etc.) except for parado and poppy i think. of course, emu is a driving force in their character developments and vice versa, but the story focused on those specific interactions a lot more. what i’m trying to say is that i like KRC > CR as a group, but CR pairs > KRC pairs (except genryu and genken because i’m already insane about them).

3) plot — one of my favorite things about the plot is the ethical dilemmas that the characters face as doctors. how much truth do you reveal about the patient’s condition? what does it mean to be a doctor? and my favorite: “above all i must not play at god” (e.g. hiiro’s dilemma with bringing back saki who was believed to have died 5 years ago). that, coupled with dan masamune’s and kuroto’s god complexes? perfect. on that note, i love how the characters were written. i think this season’s writers really did sumn. but i’m also not great at literary analysis so i can’t elaborate more than this. side side note: i really hope iwanaga got at least one award for his acting cuz he was fantastic. looked up his wiki and found out he’s an irl genius made it even better. perfectly cast.

The time has come. The continuation of Ian/Souji ask.

KyoryuCast now has to deal with the ensuing chaos that is coming. Mama and Papa Rippukan. How will they "handle" it?

The bell on the doormcan be heard as someone walks in. The clock has just strike 12pm. A womanly voice can be heard.

Mama Rippukan: Good afternoon, everyone.*Looks to Ian* Who is this lady you are dating? Are you cheating on my son in you ungrateful dog. 😡😠 I swear to God I will castrate your bum for cheating on my son.

Ian: Uhhh... no, Mother. 😅🥲😨*mentally nervous* I would never ever do that to Souji.

Souji slowly turns to his mother then back quickly.

Souji whispers: Ian lets make a run for it.

Ian: Ahh... Lets go now.

They get out from their seat and try to go to the back with Mama a little distracted from greeting the others until she sees the face.

Mama Rippukan: Wait. Is that who think it is? What is that horrid outfit you're wearing Souji.

They attempt to run to the back but then Papa Rippukan comes to see the midst of a chase scene.

Papa Rippukan: What the hell is that horrid outfit?! *starts to scream in anger* 🤬😡

Souji: Ian, Let's just run for our lives. 😱

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️💨💨💨

You might recall that Souji’s dad, Rippukan Genryu, is a master swordsman. One who can use Utchy’s finisher, Lightning Afterglow... with a wooden sword. Which he carries around all the time, as the master of a kendo dojo.

Fruit Jesus help Ian, he’s gonna get zapped. He is SO getting zapped.

Okay, so, here’s something dumb.

The Kanji for Kahyoreigetsu is  歌氷麗月, which is different from Kachofugetsu (Flower-Bird-Wind-Moon). In this, the Kanji alluding to wind is replaced with the kanji alluding birds, but the Kanjis are all different, so the Kahyoreigetsu isn’t Flower-Wind-Bird-Moon, but Song-Ice-Elegance/Beauty-Moon. This of course represents the order of the dimensions Yuya travelled, whereas the original order would represent the order Yuya meets the respective Yuboy (Himself-Yuto-Yugo-Yuri).

But the rabbit hole is quite deep here. The Kanji 麗, though used in Lyrilusc - Phantom Feathers, has no direct connection to birds. EXCEPT Elegant Egoist, and Harpie Lady Elegance both use this. Interestingly the Kanji used for Ghost Meets Girl, and related Shiranui/Mayakashi cards (and a couple of Warrior/Zombie cards), but also in Waterfall of Dragon Souls, which is a card that support Wyrms. This is somewhat significant, since technically speaking, due to its Kanji name, Harpie’s Pet Phantasmal Dragon is the first card in the game with Genryu(Wyrm) in its name, and it is an Xyz Monster.

Obviously the Rei Kanji is a repeat of the Rei (Zero) sound in the Akaba kids, though in this case it likely refers to 霊, rei, which means Spirit, or Sacred. It is also an allusion to  鈴, rei, as in a small bell, which can also be spelled as Rin. (Lol.) The zero reference here is more of a reference to how Lyriluscs work, they have the damage bouncing effect of Yubel, but the way they actually work involves them reducing opponent’s attack to their level (ie. 0 ATK), which is the inversion of how Raidraptors work.

But the Kanji name of Phantom Feathers is 比翼の麗鳥, Hiyoku no Reicho, refers to 零鳥, Reicho Kanji used in Rio’s cards, Ice Beast Zerofyne, and Ice Beast Zereort, where Reicho means Zero Bird/Zero Feathers/Zero Wings. Hiyoki no Reicho is allusion to the expression of Hiyoku no Tori, which literally means birds/wings/feathers side-by-side, but refers to a happily married couple, though it is used like “Birds of a Feather” here, as the YGOrganization translation suggest. Though, since both Rei, and Cho Kanji refer to Ruri, it is actually a repeat of sorts. Icy Breeze Refrain does a similar thing, since the Kanji in its name  氷風, Hyofu, refers to both Hyo, and Fu.

There isn’t much significant stuff about the other Kanji, though. The Kanji Ka is used in some other Fairy-related cards besides Melodious (I already discussed it in the Melodious post), the Kanji for Hyo is the standard Kanji for Ice related cards (though interestingly it is used for both Icejades, and Ice Barriers, which are Synchro-based archetypes, as well as Olga’s Glacial Beasts), and the Tsu is the standard the Kanji for moon, though the getsu spelling isn’t commonly used in YGO (the specific Kanji alludes to Moonlit Papillon, Droite’s card, for those wondering. Moonlit Papillon, and Lunalights use the same 月光 , gekko,  moonlight Kanji).

For these specific Kanji, there might be a deeper meaning. Each Kanji alludes to a reflection of sorts, songs are a reflection of one’s self, ice reflects your image, spirits are a reflection of a passed person, moon reflects sun’s (Ray?) rays. Of course, each Kanji is also a reflection of each other, birds sing, spirits are depicted as winds, ice reflects moon, flowers reach towards moonlight etc. So this likely alludes to the fact that Bracelet Girls are a reflection of Ray, a reflection of each other, but perhaps more importantly, a reflection of past YGO female characters.

For other possible associations, the word hyo can mean covering, or clear (as in Clear Wing Synchro Dragon) with different Kanji, and the “tsu” sound is used both in claws (tsume) (Lunalight Panther Dancer), and sabres (tsurugi) (Lunalight Sabre Dancer).