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love how the people who most annoy asen in hills are two teenagers
#(well one of them is like 100yrs old but still)#also ive only recently learned that rousan is actually described to be 18~19#instead of the 16 eugene ascribed her#and i have no idea why that is#the twelve kingdoms#twelve kingdoms#juuni kokuki#juuni kokki
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12 days of 12 kingdoms, day 3 — relationships // taiki + sanshi and gouran in demon child
"...There's the griffin, and sometimes I feel a person's atmosphere. I call it Murgen. Whenever I feel sad, Murgen and the griffin will appear and gently stroke my shoulders or rub their bodies against my legs. I think they're comforting me.
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I am rewatching this incredible anime series again and I dream of a continuing
this is not the finished version but i like the process
#the twelve kingdoms#twelve kingdoms#十二国記#juuni kokki#youko nakajima#my doodles#my sketches#my queeen#this show inspires me so much
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With how Ryoko Kui draws monsters and women, I wish she'd do some 12 Kingdoms art...
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Taiki, Sanshi, & Shushou
By Jo Cheol-Hong (Mi-Gyeung)
#jo cheol-hong#twelve kingdoms#The Twelve Kingdoms#juuni kokuki#juuni kokki#taiki#haku sanshi#sanshi#shushou#art
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#12K12Days: 12/13 Favorite Character
Nakajima Youko is fr fr my favorite character in 12K, and one of my favorite fictional characters in general.
I first came across the Twelve Kingdoms anime as a pre-teen, and the historical fantasy vibe immediately captured my interest. The synopsis sounded cool, and—most importantly to baby ace me—there was no talk of romance being a defining arc in the show.
there's nothing wrong with romance arcs, but because most of the female-led stuff i was aware of at the time had one—especially Fushigi Yugi, which was around at the same time and had superficial similarities with Twelve Kingdoms—I was elated that Youko's story never centers around romance, but on her growth and integrity in other aspects.
Like. She starts out as being a hypocritical, wishy-washy people-pleaser who doesn’t really stand up for her own values, mostly because of how she was raised in a household with rigid gender roles. Her father demanded meek submission from her as a "proper lady", and her mother was complicit in it. Youko was taught to "be a good girl," where being a good girl meant being subservient to other people's wishes—especially men—and never standing out... something that her natural-born auburn hair complicates. It's something she's born with, but her father and teacher makes her dye it to fit in, and places the fault on Youko for "standing out too much" even though she had no control over it.
After all the Bad Shit that happened to her after arriving in the 12 Kingdoms—being thrown into a confusing world with no information and hunted by deadly demons who are specifically out to get her, the discrimination she gets being in a country that hates people like her, being betrayed and almost dying multiple times—she becomes cold and calculating, distrustful of everyone around her and shuts down her emotion.
but unlike grimdark cutthroat fantasies where trust is derided as foolish by the narrative, Youko's triumph comes from refusing to give up on the goodness in people after meeting a kind person who is also discriminated for being different, and resolves to defend her values with concrete action, taking responsibility for her own actions. Her confrontation with the Blue Monkey is breathtaking, and the way she rejects his nihilistic despair by staying true to herself left a strong impression on pre-teen me. Going along with other people may seem easier, but staying true to yourself and taking responsibility for your life is true fulfillment.
She continues to grow after the first novel. As she takes the throne—a duty and responsibility tied to her life, as well as the lives of the people in her kingdom—she realizes how much she still has to learn, and takes action so that she would not be reduced to a mere figure head and people-pleaser, like she had been. She questions the structure of the world, and makes changes to not only benefit her own kingdom, but to also strengthen international diplomatic relations across the 12 Kingdoms.
In short, Youko is cool as hell and an admirable person to look up to, especially after seeing how much she's changed from her first appearance.
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i took part in our local digitale zine dedicated to the 12 kingdoms; it's incredible when artists come together to create something beautiful.
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Lil comic of the first meeting between Youko and Rakushun for day 3 & 4 of 12 Days of 12 Kingdoms
(Don't have access to my computer rn so had to draw this on my phone lol)
#12k12days#12 kingdoms#12 kingdoms fanart#juuni kokuki#juuni kokki#nakajima youko#rakushun#i know that she was unconscious for the whole thing but i'm making this their first meeting anyway bc the visual is great#one of many favorite scenes from the books
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the unhinged asen fans on twitter need help...
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i've realized my classique™ read juuni kokki, it's a great novel series, you'll have such a fun time post needs an update. that's fine. NEW YEAR, NEW POST.
READ THE TWELVE KINGDOMS, THE ONLY REDEEMING ISEKAI SERIES IN THE GENRE.
with my recommended house blend reading order:
shadow of the moon
a thousand leagues of wind
poseidon of the east
the wings of dreams
a sea of wind
dreaming of paradise
hisho's birds
the shore in twilight
demon child
hills of silver ruin
#juuni kokki#[BANGS POTS AND PANS TOGETHER]#READ MY BELOVED UNICORN POLITICAL NOVELS#THEY'LL START 2024 OFF RIGHT#FINALLY MEET THE UNFORGETTABLE DEAR RAT BOY
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The Twelve Kingdoms Character Highlights:
Youko Nakajima, The Imperial Kei
The Imperial En and Enki had ruled their kingdom continuously for five-hundred years. To face them and declare, “I shall go forth,” required as much courage as she could muster. She still knew almost nothing of this world, nothing of how a kingdom actually ran, nothing of its political structure. She hardly had the right to call herself an empress.
Which was why she had no choice but to venture forth, despite how reckless it appeared. If war was what was called for, then to war she would go. And because she could only keep going forward once the ball started rolling, locking herself away in Gen’ei Palace was unacceptable.
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12 days of 12 kingdoms, day 1 — free day [suzu appreciation]
#twelve kingdoms#juuni kokki#12K12Days#suzu#12k#edits#gfx#when looking on an old drive for pics#i found this edit that i started...over nine years ago lmao#tho i say 'started' but i'd only erased the bg on pics#and i had to redo all that anyway bc i didn't use smart objects and started this before they changed the dashboard width in 2014 lol
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#the twelve kingdoms#twelve kingdoms#juuni kokki#juuni kokuki#rakushun#youko nakajima#youko x rakushun#sekiraku#I'm ill 🤒#I finally have time to draw what I wanted#but unfortunately I don’t have the strength to do anything#my doodles#my sketches
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Rokuta: ehh yeah okay my king’s about to sacrifice his life for his people using himself as a decoy but I’m still worried, rulers are selfish and he’ll probably ruin everything once I crown him and then he’ll destroy the country. Rulers are The Worst
Said king: if you let a Kirin decide everything they will go wild with that mercy abolishing taxes and shit and it will just not be good and realistic belive me I’ve hung out with Rokuta for hundreds of years I would know anyway Rokuta is the best his happiness is the main objective let’s save even his most murderous friends
Keiki, still the literal Kirin of Kei: help. my queen wants to turn half the palace into a charity and said two (2) nice words to a servant someone teach her about dignity and prestige a kingdom does not work like that
#idk why this is so hilarious to me#but also Rokuta is the best I love him lmao#literally the Kirin have it so rough and Rokuta is the most relatable#the twelve kingdoms#juuni kokki
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