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Happy 2024! Let us help you welcome you to the new year with a plethora of manga, manhwa, graphic novel, and light novel reviews, including those for a few key series we highly recommend!
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Amy’s Big Brother • Dark Moon: The Blood Altar (Vol. 1) • I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too (Vol. 4) • The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl (Vol. 2) • I’m Quitting Heroing (Vol. 4) • Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible (Vol. 11) • Marriage Toxin (Vol. 1) • The Remarried Empress (Vol. 5) • Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Vol. 1) • Sengoku Youko (Vol. 5) • Tearmoon Empire (Vol. 3) • Try Again (Vol. 1)
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#o-no giving advice to her brat of a husband#i love her calling him 'strange' in such an adoring way#oda nobunaga#no-hime#jmovies#fuunji oda nobunaga#sengoku period
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On this beautiful (two days after) Trans Day of Visibility, I give you a transgender kabuki actress!
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暁の物語 Akatsuki no Monogatari
光 Akane
(O-Akane or Akane-hime to be polite)
Asakura Heijirō (朝倉 炳次郎), better known by her public name O-Akane, is an onnagata: a cross-dressing kabuki actor specializing in female roles, as well as an oiran: a high-ranking courtesan; and she is Hikari's lover.
Born to a poor family but blessed with amazing looks and an ambitious mind, Akane turned to (male) prostitution very early on by necessity. When kabuki theater came into being, she found her calling: being onstage was not only a way to attract clients, but also to express herself, and to indulge in the femininity she had been hiding her whole life. She was soon able to make a name for herself, as both an actress and a cultured, high-ranking courtesan, allowed more choice and luxury than most of the women of the pleasure district.
She is the kind of courtesan who knows her own worth and knows how to use it to get what she wants. She is cunning (although not cruel), resilient and ambitious, which allows her to live a relatively enjoyable life in the pleasure district. Being able to live as a woman is more than she could hope for, and she can both put up with a lot and fight very fiercely to keep this privilege.
She met Hikari when he was visiting the pleasure district. He saw her perform onstage and was immediately struck and fascinated by her, enough to court her for many weeks before being allowed to meet her. Their relationship quickly grew beyond that of a client and a courtesan, into a romantic -albeit unusual and unstable- relationship. Akane feels that Hikari is the only person who truly understands her, both as a person, as a woman, and as a trans individual.
Hikari being a traveler, he only spends little time with Akane, which makes it all the more precious to both of them. Hikari sometimes still has his doubts about Akane's true feelings, which are something prostitutes often play with. Akane truly does love him, but she can't bring herself to dispel his doubts, because both of their lives are too complicated for clear-cut feelings.
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Akatsuki no Monogatari (the Tale of Dawn) takes place in the very beginning of the Edo era, in the transition years between the warring period of the Sengoku-Jidai and the two hundred years of peace under the Tokugawa shogunate. It is a story about change and beginnings, both of a person and of a country.
Some name lore and historical context under the cut!
Explanation of Akane's name:
Like most men of her time, Akane has a "public" first name (Akane), a "private" first name (Heijirō), and a family name (Asakura).
-Akane is the stage name she chose for herself. It is typically written 茜, which means "deep red" or "madder plant (Rubia cordifolia). But it turns out it can be written with 80 different kanji or combinations of kanji, one of them being... fucking hikari 光. Because kanji is a system created by the devil. So of course I had to pick that spelling.
Note that in the Edo era, women's names were typically written in kana, not in kanji. In a formal setting, she would normally be referred to as O-Akane, or Akane-hime (princess Akane - she is not a noble, it's just a fancy title like milady).
-Heijirō is Akane's male adult name that she received upon coming of age. It is normally written 平次郎 which means "even second son" ("even" being an auspicious adjective; men's names were often composed of a positive word and their order of birth). Except it turns out that "hei" can also be written with the kanji 炳, which means... bright and shining! Like fucking 光 (which means light). So I obviously had to choose that spelling. Maybe Akane was given the name "even second son" and changed the spelling herself to "bright second son".
-Asakura is Akane's family name, the spelling is inconsequential, I chose it simply for the sound.
A remark on Akane's gender identity:
She personally identifies as a person of feminine nature, insofar as she can conceptualize "identifying as a woman" in this historical context. In modern terms she is a trans woman; in the Edo era's society, she is a man who cross-dresses 24/7 For The Art. Yes that was a thing. I could not make this up if I wanted to. From what I understood of my research, Edo society kinda considered onnagata to be its own gender role.
To quote the book "Kabuki" by Masakatsu Gunji: "In the attempt, not just to express femininity, but to become a woman, [...] the daily lives of onnagata were lived in the same way as women in almost every detail. On the third day of the third month, they celebrated the Doll Festival; they did sewing in their spare time; and their clothes were those of women in every respect. This intense effort to become a woman, by being ultimately doomed to failure, served to create for other men a kind of abstract of femininity that somehow summed up its essence better than any individual woman ever could."
Disclaimer on historical accuracy:
I really cannot speak for the accuracy of Akane's costume. I did my best by referencing old ukiyo-e prints of oiran (courtesans), but at the end of the day this is a very approximate attempt on which I slapped some modern furisode (long sleeve ceremonial kimono) patterns. At least it looks rad.
Also, historically, it's not very realistic for Akane to be an onnagata. In the early days of kabuki, all the actresses were women, and a lot of them moonlit as prostitutes - the plays were a way to advertise themselves and attract clients. A shogunal ban was eventually placed on women in theater, displacing the problem and creating an opening for young male prostitution (and the basis for the future onnagata). Then young men were banned from kabuki for the same reason, and cross-dressing male actors had to be registered with the shogunate lest the audience thought there was an actual woman on stage (a scandal!).
From what I understood of my research, the direct ties between kabuki and prostitution seem to have been severed after the second ban (on young male actors), which was followed by an attempt by kabuki actors to appear more respectable. By the time kabuki was established as a proper art form and the onnagata became highly regarded trendsetters and fashion icons, actors were no longer prostitutes.
Akatsuki no Monogatari takes place in the early decades of the Edo era, so in the first years of kabuki, before onnagata became a thing. But sometimes, you just have to bend history a tiny bit to treat yourself to a cool transgender actress/prostitute.
#my ocs#akane#akatsuki no monogatari#kabuki#onnagata#japan#edo#edor era#transgender#blorbo from my brain
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winter 2024 list final(ish)ized
continuing: dog signal, ragna crimson, shangri-la frontier, sousou no frieren, undead unluck
sequels: high card, mashle, synduality noir
new picks: 30-sai made doutei da to mahou tsukai ni nareru rashii (cherry magic), akuyaku reijou lv 99, bucchigiri?!, dungeon meshi, gekkan mousou kagaku, hime-sama goumon no jikan desu, ishura, kyuujitsu no warumono-san, majo to yajuu, metallic rouge, sasaki to pi-chan, sengoku youko, yubisaki to renren
looks like a fairly promising season, excited to continue frieren, slf, and undead unluck, very excited to finally see (and more importantly hear) warumono-san
#crab watches#various things#winter 2024#somehow i am back up to 21 lmao#might still add/drop as things start to come out... we'll see
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𝟑-𝟓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘.
𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐒:
Green
Blue
Pink
Yellow
𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
Lilies
Strawberries
Lavender
Lilacs
Warm Milk
𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐍:
Seifuku: This is probably the most iconic outfit that Kagome is seen in. Her middle school uniform is the main thing she wears throughout the entire series, both manga and anime. It's durable, cheap, and can stand repeated washings. It's green, white and red. She also has a high school seifuku that is mostly blue with a plaid pleated skirt, but she's only seen in that for a few chapters/episodes at the end.
Kosode no Hakama: This is what she is in mostly for RP. She wears it more post-series as she is a miko and now lives primarily in the Sengoku Jidai. It's also extremely comfortable and more durable than her seifuku, I'd say.
Kimono/Junihitoe: Special occasions call for special clothing. And those times when she isn't being a miko. She often wears kimono around the shiro that she and Inuyasha live in with their pups and the help they have. It's an elegant and simplistic way of dressing. She wears junihitoe on very special occasions, such as the rare as hell times when she and Inuyasha have to pose as daimyo and hime for outside visitors.
Modern Era: In the modern era, post-series, she often wears leather and pleather outfits. You can also find her occasionally in short skirts and semi-baggy tops. She rarely wears jeans.
jewelry: For these accessories--she doesn't have or use much. She always has one red ruby pendant earring in her left earlobe, but that's generally about it. She's not really one to dress up in sparkly bangles that often. Though she does have a necklace she got from her bff recently that she wears often now.
𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒:
Bow & Arrows: Her in-hand weapon of choice for running around the Sengoku fighting youkai. You rarely see her away from home without it. She's got strong upper body muscles due to using it for so many years.
Yellow Backpack: Or her yellow monster that could eat the world, as I like to call it. She has this for during canon things, and she carries her text books, food, extra clothes, and First Aid in it. 'The backpack has been since upgraded to a denim knapsack for post series things, and she carries medicines, first aide and other little things in it.
Ruby Pendant Earring: This earring is a relic and reminder of a bygone era where the inu-tachi did more than time travel. It was part of a set of jewelry called the Gems of Kali, and the pieces when all together could open up a portal across the world. This earring was fused to her left earlobe in the use of the jewelry set, and she can no longer remove it as she could the rest. Therefore, it's always with her.
𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄:
She chews her lips a lot. This action usually shows either thought, reluctance, or nervousness.
Blushes often. She blushes all the time because she's often embarrassed or when she's being complimented.
She tilts her head frequently. When she does it, she's showing interest or curiosity.
She crosses her arms quite a bit. Usually, it indicates she's either annoyed, off-center, or just doesn't know what to do with her arms.
She also puts her hands on her hips. Often indicates when she's being stern-or funny.
𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒:
Temple steps through Tori gates hidden deep along a mountain path with the greens of summer and beams of sunlight breaking through the foliage.
Plum and sakura blossoms blooming in the spring, coating the ground with their pink and white petals, which also float through the air on the currents of spring time zephyrs.
A girl in kosode no hakama standing in a field of flowers with a babbling brook firing practice arrows at a tree with her bow and arrows.
The deep woods as rain falls the droplets sparkling in the scant light from a cloud-covered moon.
A court lady sitting on the verandas outside of a shoji door, looking out over a serene garden with a koi pond and bridge as she sips tea calmly.
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Fandom Meme
I guess this here needed an update. It’s been a while ... several years to be precise.
If you want to do this, too, feel welcome to. ^^
Can I tag you guys, @monkey-li, @mikeilo & @aikoiya !?
I'm just curious ...
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FAVOURITE …
LITERATURE
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc.
M.Z. Bradley’s Avalon-Novels & Firebrand
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter
Medieval & Antique Literature, Myth & Folklore
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
The Edda
Nibelungenlied
works of Walther von der Vogelweide
Arthurian Romances - like Erec, Iwein, Parzival, etc.
Gregorius
Aeneasroman
Iliad & Odyssee
Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (the language is really beautiful, but I can’t stand the protagonist, old philanderer that he is)
some Classics
Pride & Prejudice
Wuthering Heights
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Dracula
Faust I+II
Macbeth
The Life and Opinions of Tomcat Murr
works of the Brothers Grimm
Siddharta
some “regular” novels
Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, “Brida”
Nobara Takemoto’s “Shimotsuma Monogatari”
some fanfiction
“Father’s Heart” & “Process of Elimination” by Fern Withy
“Antiquity’s Corollary” by gonnabefamous
biographical books
Mineko Iwasaki’s “Geisha of Gion”
Paramahansa Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”
Baird T. Spalding’s “Life and Teachings of the Masters of the East”
interesting non-fiction
such as science-related books / websites
those of a more metaphysical & occult subject matter
or those about more controversial topics, such as Extraterrestrials, so-called “conspiracy theories”, and the like (Problem!? Your loss. I don’t see why I shouldn’t look into these topics. It certainly is interesting, and it’s quite arrogant to assume we have it all figured out. Besides, no one says you have to believe anything you read, but it sure can’t hurt to approach things with a more open mind, and to just look where evidence leads us, when it presents itself.)
SHOWS
Fantasy
Game of Thrones (until D&D started messing things up)
Princess Fantaghiró
Buffy
Wednesday (it`s not too bad, but still quite entertaining)
Sci-Fi
Star Wars - The Clone Wars
The Mandalorian
Star Trek TOS
Doctor Who
some Asian dramas
Gou - Himetachi no Sengoku
Atsu-Hime
Ryomaden
Neko Samurai
some Animé
Avatar - The Last Airbender
several works of Hayao Miyazaki
Leiji Matsumoto’s “Queen Millenia” & “Maetel Legend”
Sailor Moon
Naruto (not anymore, but I still keep it here, for nostalgia reasons)
FANDOM QUESTIONS
DO YOU PREFER REAL-LIFE OR ANIMATED SHOWS?
Both, although there is a definite bias towards the former.
With the latter it greatly depends on the overall quality of the show, as well as the style in which it is presented.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST FANDOM?
As a child I had quite some:
Disney Ducks, Pippi Longstocking, Ronja Rovarsdóttir, Princess Fantaghirò, Queen Millenia, and The Addams Family.
While I never was a gamer myself, I very much loved to watch others play games - especially the classic Sonic games, as well as the Super Mario ones … which you can (somewhat) call a childhood fandom of mine, too.
WHAT’S THE LONGEST YOU’VE EVER BEEN IN A FANDOM? WHAT FANDOM WAS IT?
I'm in the Star Wars fandom since the age of twelve, which, in fact, was some years before the prequels came out.
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU EVER CONTRIBUTED TO A FANDOM?
A drawing of Princess Leia, if I remember correctly.
A PERSON WHO GOT YOU INTO A FANDOM. WHAT FANDOM DID THEY PULL YOU INTO?
@mikeilo got me interested in Prince Phobos (W.I.T.C.H.) several years ago, but to say that I was “involved” in the fandom is a bit too much. It was more about this particular character, though.
NAME A FANDOM YOU DIDN’T CARE / THINK ABOUT UNTIL YOU SAW IT ALL OVER TUMBLR.
No idea.
Tbh, I hardly search for fandom stuff on Tumblr - given experience showed me that the majority here and I don’t get along, taste-wise.
HAS TUMBLR CAUSED YOU TO STOP LIKING ANY FANDOMS? IF SO, WHICH AND WHY?
No, why should I let a community affect my love for a fandom!? It’s not the fandoms’ / characters’ / authors’ fault that some people are just plain disagreeable and obtrusive.
If anything, it has just reinforced my aversion against the things I disliked from the get-go - especially if there is some “activist” fanaticism, connected with aggressive, proselytizing behaviour involved.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM(S)?
Ambivalent.
There are some obnoxious brats, which should be ignored at best. Drama is a waste of time and energy!
Then again, there are also some very nice people out there.
Most of the time I prefer to have just a few contacts, anyway - i.e. like-minded ones I & my preferences & convictions get along with. Those, I do appreciate greatly, though.
5 FAVOURITE CHARACTERS FROM 5 DIFFERENT FANDOMS.
Star Wars
Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker, Leia Organa, Padmé Amidala, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade-Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Satine Kryze, Bo-Katan Kryze, Merrin, Asajj Ventress, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Dagan Gera, Santari Khri, Cal Kestis, Arc Trooper Fives, Captain Rex, Hondo Ohnaka, Greez Dritus, Firmus Piett, Chewbacca, R2D2
Tolkien
Mairon / Sauron (but only my headcanon version … the canon one is just awful + the popular fanon one is insufferable, sry), Nienna, Aulë, Olórin, Aiwendil, Rúmil of Tirion, Finrod, Glorfindel, Maglor, Thranduil, Tauriel, Lúthien, Galadriel, Nerdanel, Haleth, Eowyn, Faramir, Aragorn, Kili, Samwise
Harry Potter
Severus Snape, Luna Lovegood, Fred & George Weasley, Hagrid, Andromeda Tonks, Regulus Black, Leta Lestrange, the genuinely nice Slytherin students that JKR forgot to mention, Queenie Goldstein, Newt Scamander
Avatar - The last Airbender
Ozai, Ursa, Zuko, Iroh, Katara, Toph, Suki, Sokka, Ty Lee, Aang, Kyoshi, Roku, Master Piandao, Cabbage Guy, Appa
Legend of Zelda
Link, Zelda, Midna, Impa, Purah, Robbie, Urbosa, Riju, Patricia, Revali, Teba, Tulin, Kass, Mipha, Sidon, Yona, Dorephan, Daruk, Yunobo, Bludo, Deku Tree, Terrako, Epona, some Koroks & Bokos (they're a bit anoying, but cute)
Only five characters per section, wasn’t it!? … Nevermind.
A CHARACTER YOU USED TO DISLIKE BUT EVENTUALLY LIKED
Jaime Lannister (book version)
A CHARACTER YOU USED TO LIKE BUT EVENTUALLY DISLIKED
Loki
THE CHARACTER EVERYONE ELSE LOVES THAT YOU DON'T
Melkor
James Potter
Sheldon Cooper
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FEMALE / MALE SHIPS?
Mairon & Morvanië (an OC of mine - the “Vani” I happen to mention sometimes)
Finrod Felagund & Amarië
Beren Erchamion & Lúthien Tinúviel
Aragorn Elessar & Arwen Undómiel
Anakin Skywalker & Padmé Amidala
Dagan Gera & Santari Khri
Cal & Merrin
Obi-Wan Kenobi & Satine Kryze
Spock & Uhura
Ivo Robotnik & Adelia Sigrún Sharpe (another OC)
Ozai & Ursa
Zuko & Katara
Link & Zelda
King Boo & Hellen Gravely
Hades & Persephone
Vlad Dracula & Mina Harker
Gomez & Morticia Addams
Rhett Butler & Scarlett O'Hara
Mr. Darcy & Lizzie Bennett
Spike & Buffy Summers
Severus Snape & Lily Evans
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE MALE / MALE OR FEMALE / FEMALE SHIPS?
Albus Dumbledore / Gellert Grindelwald
Willow Rosenberg / Tara Maclay
I can’t say that I’m all that emotionally involved in any of these, though, other than finding them somewhat interesting regarding the dynamic between the characters.
If these weren’t canonical pairings already, I would probably never even have thought of them as a romantic shipping constellation at all, as it’s a theme that neither concerns, nor interests me when it comes to the dynamic between characters of the same sex.
Friendships are an entirely different matter, though. But that wasn’t the subject of this question here, was it!?
DO YOU HAVE ANY 3-WAY SHIPS? IF SO, WHAT?
No! I don’t like this theme at all.
A PAIRING YOU SHIP THAT YOU DON’T THINK ANYONE ELSE SHIPS.
My OC / canon ones … alas. T_T
WHAT’S A SHIP THAT YOU WANT TO SHIP PUBLICLY, BUT EVERYONE ON TUMBLR HATES IT, SO YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT IT?
I’m just doing my thing. If anyone doesn’t like it then that isn’t my problem.
EXAMPLES OF NON-SEXUAL/-ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS THAT YOU LIKE
PARENT & CHILD
Darth Vader & Leia Organa - The father / daughter dynamic between these two has always fascinated me a lot.
Mairon & Alcanis - The "vaniron" kid, also a complicated case. (OC headcanon)
Ozai & Zuko - Dramatic ...
Severus Snape & Harry Potter - I love the snily ship, so I headcanon Snape as Harry's biological father, because why not ... it's interesting.
CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS
Anakin & Obi-Wan & Ahsoka
Luke & Han
Cal & Cere & Greez & BD-1
Cal & Dagan
Frodo & Sam
Finrod & Beren
Fingon & Maedhros
Ratbag & Ranger (from the Tolkien-based "Shadows of War" game - the only known orc friendship)
YOUR FAVOURITE THEMES / FANDOM TRENDS.
fantastical / mythological elements
As someone who has always been fascinated by ancient myths, I can’t help but love this stuff.
occult / magical elements
Given I am interested in these subjects, I very much like to see (and incorporate) these themes in the fictional universes and characters I like.
anachronistic elements / fusion of different historical period styles
For example, say, Cyber Victorian (garments that combine Victorian era designs with a Matrix style twist, plus futuristic technology, and a setting in a likewise futuristic world)
scientifically sound elements and reasoning
I think this is a quite important aspect, especially in sci-fi.
philosophically & politically inspiring + visionary elements
Such as caste-free social structures & natural law anarchy (not to be confused with the “rule of force” one, let alone the woke version).
scientists, explorers, philosophers & (martial) artists
I just happen to enjoy seeing these types of characters.
sarcasm, dry humour & banter
It certainly adds some “spice” to the mixture.
characters with a scorpionic & virgoan influence
Many of my faves have this, especially the scorpionic one.
depth and complexity in character portrayal & a well thought-out backstory
Should be a given, but unfortunately isn't, more often than not - especially these days. Shame!
complicated, long and well thought-out redemption arcs
If not canon, I’ll do it myself.
I've always been fascinated by the concept of redemption.
In connexion with my favourite villains, it is a theme I am quite obsessed with and can't do without, as I find evil as such not appealing at all. In fact, what makes these characters attractive to me is their power & potential, and not their misuse of it. The process of redemption finally brings said potential out and puts it to good use, which I find deeply satisfying.
Plus there is also the element of defying the forces of darkness, who always twist and pervert - and this is the ultimate solution to it, making everyone and everything whole again.
Imho, redemption arcs are a great "f**k you" to the devil & I love it all the more for that!
happy developments & outcomes for my faves
Because I simply can't have it otherwise.
villain/anti-hero & (anti-)heroine pairings (or vice versa)
It’s a dynamic that I find particularly intriguing - always have - also regarding the redemption theme.
partners that are of equal rank in a relationship - plus healthy relationships, for a change
Especially where you least expect it (see pairing constellation), and where both partners had to work on themselves to achieve it (i.e. realism doesn’t hurt, now does it!?).
happy and loving (not to mention enduringly passionate) committed relationships / marriage
Just like Morticia & Gomez ... *sigh*
monogamous unions + fidelity
Guys as committed as Anakin, Snape, and Gomez are the best!
eternal love / twin flames / soulmates / however you want to call it
Regarding OTPs this theme is an absolute must!
het content
Why yes, that’s just my personal preference, as that is something I can actually relate to.
not overly sexualized portrayals of relationships
I just don't want to see the explicit content (graphic description of genitals, for instance). Most of the time it's enough when it's just hinted at.
Or if you want to write about the sexual act, then at least express yourself in a more pleasant manner - it doesn't always have to be this crude, pornified language.
If anything, make the characters make love - with all the emotional intensity, intimacy, and tenderness that should be there - and not just plain fuck, like mere beasts.
portrayal of female characters where being badass and being feminine isn’t mutually exclusive
Because it is NOT!
the apotheosis theme
Mortality sucks ... and who wouldn’t want to ditch everything awful that comes with it!? Like diseases, aging - begone!
INVENT A RANDOM AU FOR ANY FANDOM (WE ALWAYS NEED MORE IDEAS).
Star Wars
Darth Vader doesn’t die and gets the chance for an actual redemption arc, atoning for his ill deeds as the Dark Lord - as an act of purification and reclaiming his original, true name - as well as helping the Alliance free the galaxy. (given how powerful he is, his contribution would be immense)
more importantly - he finally has the opportunity to make up with and actually get to know his children - especially Leia. That has always bugged me a great deal. Ani didn’t even get the chance to talk to his daughter. There is just too much focus on the father-son dynamic anyway. Nothing against Luke – love him, but it’s just not right that Leia was being left out of it almost entirely. Plus she is the one that resembles her father more (personality-wise) after all. I’d so have loved to see a confrontation of these two. (not to mention some cute father-daughter moments, eventually)
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tidbits of about tsuru!!
godawful alcohol tolerance and might pass out from merely three cups of sake, the exact reason why she usually never partake in drinking activities unless incredibly necessary.
the hime title in her name apparently signifies her high ranking status as a daughter from noble family, so apart from intense combat training, she is also instilled with a variety of etiquette lessons since birth.
others usually refer to her as himemiko-sama (or simply just 'lady priestess'/'princess' in english) & your character is free to do so as well.
despite of this, she doesn't speak with that typical ojou-sama desu wa speech nor the samurai de gozaru kind of speech... she's just... the normal feminine-leaning kind of formal with composed language. her personal first person pronoun is just the regular 'watashi'.
she doesn't really have many girl friends around her age apart of the shrine maidens in oyamazumi shrine, but then again she comes from a higher social standing as the daughter of the head priest & coming from a samurai family, so there is some distance between her & others around her. due to this, she's a little bit of a socially awkward bean when it comes to... girl stuff.
while she is not a daimyo, she is a renowed warlord with stellar military record on her own & moreso as a woman during that era. it helps that she wields a high ranking position as a chief priestess of the local prominent shrine.
combine her status as a noble & her position as both religious leader & a warlord, many local lords had their eyes on her for marriage to secure an alliance, but she finds it hard to move on from her deceased first love. and probably because not many men can best her in combat.
is quite knowledgeable about ships, due to her personal experience in naval battles...
even not as a servant, she is canonically blessed by the kami & will occasionally show bursts of divine powers--which explains why she is seemingly able to do superhuman feats in the battlefield. (this is cranked up in the nasuverse where she's the avatar of the kami than simply a blessed human)
tsuru only cuts her hair once or twice & she wants to keep it that way (also, the white hair is natural)
contrary to her appearance, she can be a big eater. it's not that she'll be displaying this uncouth behavior publicly - she is a princess & the head priestess after all.
she grew up with stories about various onna bugeisha from the past like tomoe gozen & hangaku gozen, so they're like idols to her.
speaking of fellow people in sengoku era, she might hold some contempt or a degree of wariness towards like... most sengoku period daimyo, especially if they have like a godawful track record within their rule OR directly clashed for territorial dispute against her... looking respectfully of you @ nobunaga & motonari
on the other hand she does respect people like uesugi kenshin, who mostly have a pretty clean track record & respectable personality (& being a bishamonten incarnate too)
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Trytfullt, because I dont know how tumblr works or if you can see comment, there's a questions for the royalty AU. What would had been Ayame and Tanjirou's life had demon never showed up, add Nezuko's to that, waas she a bodyguard too or do the Kamado women had another role?
hiiii! honestly, i do see comments, but it does take me some time to reply in general. partly because of who i am as a person, but also because i'm on the + side of the gmt timezone, so i kinda have a weird sleeping schedule.
and i'm sorry i'm getting to this so late too!!! the last couple months have been hella hectic for me, but i've finally found some equilibrium uwu
anyway, some nezuko hcs for royalty au!
- this is probably odd for the time period, but the roles of the kamado women wouldn't be that far off from the role of the men
- it would be a spillover from the sengoku era, where fujiko was a demon hunter despite being a woman. i can see the kamados seeing that and emulating fujiko's strength in their daughters.
- i personally hc tanjurou as an only child, but i assume that if he had a younger siblings, they would have been takehiko's guard as well
- that being said, nezuko would have been ayame's guard if mimi-reikohime had never set foot in okutama. while she wasn't as trained in swordsmanship as tanjirou was in, er, royalty au canon (?), that was because tanjirou was assigned as ayame's guard from the time they were nine, which is when they officially start sword training with live steel
- nezuko has basic swordsmanship training since she's the eldest daughter. basically, only the eldest son and eldest daughter are the ones who have to take on the roles of guards. hanako might have been trained eventually though! but that would have been merely for her own (and misaki's) basic protection
- nezuko would have the unique position of being both ayame's guard and handmaiden tho. ayame's the first higuchi daughter born in centuries; the first hime from the higuchi line in generations.
by that time, the concept of handmaidens for the higuchi princesses would have long been lost in history. the higuchis, as kuge, are pretty self-sufficient all things considered. they have the forge, but it's more ceremonial than anything. not so much for knives and nails, but for ceremonial daggers - gifts for villagers that are getting married, have children born etc.
their blacksmithing would be more delicate as a result tho! but ayame wouldn't spend nearly as long in the forge as she did in fits canon. she had other lessons, naturally. horseback and archery would be some of them.
- nezuko would be awesome on horseback tho
as for tanyame...
- it would be unlikely they would become friends at thirteen years old. tanjirou is very bound to his duty, and his duty would have been exclusively to akihiko. ayame would remain o-ayame-hime to tanjirou for years, until he sees the way ayame treats nezuko as an equal, then he'd probably nurse a small crush on ayame.
- (listen. tanjirou falls first, but ayame always falls harder - no matter the au.)
- but would they have gotten together? I think so (bc i'm the president of the tanyame fanclub dammit)
- they would be much older tho - maybe nineteen by the time akihiko convinces tanjirou that yes, it's perfectly fine if he wants to court ayame. in fact, he would even encourage it!
- there's no one else akihiko could trust more than tanjirou to look after his eldest younger sister
- not that ayame needs to be looked after. she's very independent and headstrong
- tanjirou is probably the only person who wouldn't let her walk all over him. ayame can be such a brat sometimes. around tanjirou, she's a lot more humble. (but nezuko plays a part in ayame's humility too!)
#looniestrumble#me as a writer#fog in the summertime asks#fits asks#ask n answer!#fog in the summertime#fits#fits royalty au#tanyame#higuchi ayame#kamado tanjirou#kamado nezuko#higuchi family lore#kamado family lore#i love royalty au#everything changes and everything stays the same somehow
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「恋愛戦国ロマネスク ～影武者姫は運命をあやなす～」
Ren'ai Sengoku Romanesque ~ Kagemusha-hime wa Unmei o Ayanasu ~
Website: https://koiroma.renaigame.jp/
Look at the top poster. Which one of those characters is supposed to be Nobunaga, do you think?
If your answer is the menacing-looking black-haired individual at the back, you’re wrong. That’s Shingen. Nobunaga is the one with reddish-brown hair in front.
This romance game app was, well, one of the avant-garde adaptation types. That is, by using “alternate universe/multiverse” as an excuse, they can still keep the Sengoku samurai names and a vaguely Sengoku-esque setting, but forgo history facts beyond the barest of minimum (Shingen being the Tiger of Kai, Nobunaga won against Yoshimoto in Okehazama, and other primary school level minimal facts).
My previous post is also another one of these wild adaptations. I don’t know if the creators thought that the audience are tired of the “old tropes”, or if they just want to run wild and create original fiction, but use the samurai names as clickbait. There are many people who would flock to a product just because a famous samurai’s name is on it.
According to the summary in promotional material, the heroine “timetravelled” from modern Japan into an alternate reality where Nobunaga’s conquest is not entirely successful because Shingen lived and managed to push back against him. Upon seeing the heroine, Nobunaga formulated a strategy where he will release a propaganda saying that “Oda Nobunaga is actually female”, and hire the heroine to play the role of that “fake female Nobunaga”.
I’m not sure how that’s supposed to work, but I imagine from this point on it will just essentially be an original fiction with little to no semblance to actual history.
Whatever happened to change the “history as we know it” also changed the lineup of the clan alliances. For some reason Ieyasu broke off his alliance to Nobunaga, and is now part of the Shingen faction. Hideyoshi is already an indenpendent lord, who seems more or less on equal standing with Nobunaga in this universe, although he didn’t turn into an enemy (as far as I know). He seems to be still “Oda ally”.
The weirdest part of this whole thing is probably Saitou Dousan being not dead and also a romantic option. I mean, naturally he is depicted as a quite handsome man here, but when I think of his usual depiction of a big, bald old man... I'm having a hard time reconciling the two.
”Ｏｄａ ｕｎｉｔ”: Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Saitou Dousan, Azai Nagamasa
”Ｔｏｙｏｔｏｍｉ ｕｎｉｔ”: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Katou Kiyomasa, Kuroda Kanbei, Chousokabe Motochika
”Ｔａｋｅｄａ ｕｎｉｔ”: Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Sanada Yukimura, Tokugawa Ieyasu
“Ｏｔｈｅｒ”: Saika Magoichi, Tachibanaya (another timetraveller)
#romance game#romance app#otome game#pop culture#ODA NOBUNAGA#saitou dousan#Saika Magoichi#sanada yukimura#Kuroda Kanbei#Akechi Mitsuhide#toyotomi hideyoshi#Tokugawa Ieyasu#uesugi kenshin#Takeda Shingen#chosokabe motochika#katou kiyomasa#Azai Nagamasa
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Honnouji no Musume Sengoku Ichi Fukou na Hime ni Tensei shimashita[本能寺の娘 戦国一不幸な姫に転生しました]
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Winter 2024 Anime + TV Season
I can’t believe it’s another year, another season!
Anime
Thanks to the Hollywood strikes I watched a fair amount of anime this past autumn~
Top shows
1. Sousou no Frieren
2. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
3. Atarashii Joshi wa Dotennen
=. Seijo no Maryoku S2
5. Jujutsu Kaisen S2
Shows completed: 10
Continuing: 2
New year new season new batch of shows to bitch about-
Must Watch: Dungeon Meshi, Yojitsu S3, Hikari no O S2, Yami Shibai S12 [FOOOKK WHY!!!!] (4)
Sounds Interesting! Hope It Doesn’t Suck!: Pon no Michi, Yubisaki to Renren, Gekai Elise, Metallic Rouge, Snack Basue, Meiji Gekken:1874 (6)
3episode Taste Test Needed: Sasaki to Pi-chan, Momochi-san’chi no Ayakashi Oji, Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari, Dosanko Gal, 30sai made Dotei da, Gekkan Moso Kagaku, Bucchigiri, Ishura, Majo to Yaju, AraFou Onsen Mania (10)
Do I Have To…? (No I Don’t): Mato Seihei no Slave, Maho Shojo ni Akogarete, Kyujitsu no Warumono-san, Hime-sama, Fomon no Jikan desu, Oroka na Tenshi, Sengoku Yoko
Sequel/Spinoff Hell: Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun S2, Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu S2, Mashle S2, Kingdom S5, Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen, Shin no Nakama S2, HIGH CARD S2, Tsukimichi S2, Synduality Noir S2 (I give up I don’t wanna sit through another season of this tripe), Shaman King Flowers, Cardfight Vanguard Divinez
Light Novel/Isekai/Villainess/Mecha Hell: Isekai de Mofumofu, Sokushi Cheat, Chiyu Mahou, Ore dake Level Up na Ken, Saikyo Tank, Loop 7-kaime, Nozomanu Fushi no Bokensha, Akuyaku Reijo Level 99, Bang Bang Bravern, Saijaku Tamer
Idol/Vtuber/AI/Musical Hell: NONE! WOW! HALLELUJAH!
Continuing: Sousou no Frieren, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
Expected Load: 8-9
Looks manageable!
TV & Streaming
I’ve actually been watching precious little TV over the quarter thanks to the strikes and the increased amount of palatable anime…and because I spent the last 3 months overly obssessed with PDJP3. MY HEART STILL HURTS COS MY OSHI DIDN’T DEBUT LEAVE ME ALONE
Disney+/Hulu: Loki S2, Culprits*, Murder At The End of The World*
Netflix: Bodies
Apple TV: Slow Horses S3, Lessons In Chemistry
Amazon Prime: Reacher S2*
BBC: Boiling Point, Time series 2, Vigil S2
Others: Kinou Nani Tabeta S2, The Irrational (NBC)
Gameshows: Only Connect
Reality: Produce 101 Japan The Girls
Total series completed: 9Full-length films watched: 18
Strike’s over and shows are cranking up production for a super-truncated half-order season so I’ll be there to check out my favourite shows as they return to air in Jan/Feb…
CBS: NCIS S21, NCIS: Hawai’i S3, Tracker?
Netflix: The Brothers Sun?, The Tourist S2 [also BBC], 3 Body Problem?, The Gentlemen?
Disney+/Hulu: Death and Other Details
Apple TV:Criminal Record, Masters of the Air?, The New Look?, Constellation, Manhunt?
Amazon Prime: Expats
HBO: True Detective: Night Country?, The Regime?
Others: The Irrational (NBC), Will Trent (ABC), Mr Bates vs the Post Office? (ITV), Truelove? (Channel 4), Sexy Beast? (Paramount+)
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Ryu Number: The Sengoku Period/Romance of the Three Kingdoms characters of Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate, Chapter 2, Part 1
The Rescue of Takeda
Kunoichi (くのいち) Female ninja invented by KOEI.
Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄) Major daimyo of the Sengoku Period. Led the Takeda clan. Born 1521. Highly skilled, he famously almost entirely annihilated the combined forces of the Tokugawa clan and the Oda clan at the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1573. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully defeat his foe and had to withdraw. In the later Siege of Noda Castle, he succeeded in taking the castle from Tokugawa forces, but was shot by a sniper, perhaps fatally. He died in the same year (1573).
Sanada Nobuyuki (真田 信之) Samurai. Born 1566. Older brother of Sanada Yukimura. Originally served the Takeda clan under his father. After the Takeda clan was destroyed, this and that happened, but Nobuyuki eventually fell in under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. When Ishida Mitsunari led his uprising at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, Nobuyuki, who was married to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s adopted daughter/Honda Tadakatsu’s daughter (that’s one person), served the Eastern Army under Tokugawa, while his Yukimura and his father served the other side. After the Eastern Army won, Nobuyuki was able to secure exile for Yukimura and his father (rather than anything capital). Died 1658.
Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村; also called Sanada Nobushige/真田 信繁) Born 1567. Served the Takeda clan until their fall, after which he ended up under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, joined the Western Army, but his life was spared at the request of his brother Nobuyuki and he was exiled instead of executed. However, at the Siege of Osaka he again joined Toyotomi loyalists against Tokugawa Ieyasu’s forces and was killed there in 1615.
Guan Yinping
Liu Bei
Ma Chao
Naoe Kanetsugu
Uesugi Kenshin
Hori Hidemasa (堀 秀政) Born 1553. Served Nobunaga, then, after Nobunaga’s death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of Nobunaga’s retainers. Died 1590 of illness.
Kai (甲斐, often suffixed with -hime i.e. Lady) Date of birth unclear—possibly 1572. Originally served the Hōjō clan. In the 1590 Siege of Oshi, wherein Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s forces struck against the Hōjō clan, she defended the castle for over a month with an incredibly small number of men, only surrendering after it was learned that the lord of the castle (Kai’s father) had been defeated elsewhere. She later put down an internal rebellion by sword, impressing Hideyoshi such that he made her his concubine. I guess that was a reward back then. Date of death unknown—she disappears from history after the Siege of Osaka (1615ish), which saw the defeat of the Toyotomi by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸; also called Mori Naritoshi/森 成利) Attendant of Oda Nobunaga. Served Nobunaga with great devotion. Died in the Honnō-ji Incident.
Niwa Nagahide (丹羽 長秀) Retainer of Oda Nobunaga. Born 1535. Died of illness 1585.
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Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長). Major daimyo of the Sengoku Period. Born 1534. The guy who kickstarted the unification of Japan. He did a dang lot and trying to sum it all up under one entry is more work than I’m up to right now, so suffice to say a lot of people died and it was very interesting and/or dramatic. He was known both for his innovative tactics and his brutal behavior toward the uncooperative. His also-famous retainers were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He died 1582 in the Honnō-ji Incident when his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide rebelled—after being wounded and made unable to fight further, he committed suicide (possibly; it was a big ruckus so exactly how he died is unclear).
Sakuma Nobumori (佐久間 信盛) Retainer of the Oda clan. Born 1528. Was entrusted with the care of Oda Nobunaga. Despite this, in 1580, he received a formal chastisement from Nobunaga for Not Being Good At His Job and was dismissed (de facto exiled), and would die in 1582. There are opinions regarding whether this dismissal was deserved.
Sassa Narimasa (佐々 成政) Samurai lord. Born 1536. Served Oda Nobunaga through the latter’s career. Eventually ended up serving Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For his services he was granted Higo Province, but after he was unable to quell an uprising there on his own he was ordered by Hideyoshi to commit suicide, which he did in 1588.
Akechi Hidemitsu (明智 秀満) Retainer to Akechi Mitsuhide, which isn’t confusing at all. Married to a daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. Led the attack against Nobunaga at Honnō-ji. Famously cut across Lake Biwa with his horse after Akechi Mitsuhide’s defeat at the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, then committed ritual suicide at Sakamoto Castle. Died 1582. The character Akechi Samanosuke in the Onimusha series is based on him, but probably not intended to be literally the same individual.
Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀) Born 1528. Served Oda Nobunaga, but is best known for his assassination. In 1582, he was ordered by Nobunaga to assist Toyotomi Hideyoshi against the Mōri clan, but instead rebelled and attacked Nobunaga at Honnō-ji (translator’s note: “ji” means “temple”). The reasons for his actions are unclear at best. With less support and more enemies than he apparently anticipated, Mitsuhide was killed in 1582 fleeing (as did his forces) from the Battle of Yamazaki.
Saitō Toshimitsu (斎藤 利三; some sources give his given name as “Toshikazu”) Vassal of Akechi Mitsuhide. Born 1534. Sided with Mitsuhide in the Honnō-ji Incident. Captured and executed accordingly in 1582.
Asahina Yasutomo (朝比奈 泰朝) Vassal of the Imagawa clan. After Yoshimoto’s death, continued to serve his heir Imagawa Ujizane (Ujizane was actually the one who notably enjoyed playing kemari, not Yoshimoto).
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Okabe Motonobu (岡部 元信) Vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Even after Yoshimoto was killed in the 1560 Battle of Okehazama, he refused to stop fighting, which apparently impressed Nobunaga such that he returned Yoshimoto’s head. Afterward, Motonobu served the Takeda clan and died in 1581 in the Seige of Takatenjin, falling to Tokugawa forces.
Fūma Kotarō (風魔 小太郎) The name taken on by each head of the Fūma clan, which specialized in guerrilla warfare and espionage. The fifth leader of the clan is the pertinent one here. Served the Hōjō clan. Forced to surrender with the Hōjō clan after the latter’s defeat at the 1590 Siege of Odawara at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Fūma clan were reduced to brigands, and Fūma Kotarō was eventually captured and executed by Tokugawa Shogunate forces in 1603. That said, it’s really not clear how much of this guy is actual history and how much is folklore, which is itself very ninja, so good job, I guess.
Hōjō Tsunashige (北条 綱成; given name possibly “Tsunanari”) Born 1515. Initially a vassal of the Imagawa clan, he joined the Hōjō clan and became the brother-in-law of Hōjō Ujiyasu (third head of the Hōjō clan). He managed to retire and died 1587.
Hōjō Ujinao (北条 氏直): Final head of the Hōjō clan. Born 1562. He tried to take advantage of the chaos after the Honnō-ji incident, but ended up defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu and banished. Died 1591.
Hōjō Ujiyasu (北条 氏康) Head of the Hōjō clan. Born 1515. Conflicts began between the Hōjō clan and the Takeda clan toward the end of Ujiyasu’s life, but he was able to hammer out a truce between the Hōjō and Uesugi Kenshin and the Hōjō and Takeda Shingen. He died in 1571. His heir was Hōjō Ujimasa.
Hou Yin (侯 音, Kou On) Subordinate of Cao Cao. In 218, Cao Cao sent his younger second cousin Cao Ren to Wan (present day Nanyang, Henan) to prepare an attack on Guan Yu. However, Cao Ren’s policy of conscription and forced labor led to an uprising led by Hou Yin. Cao Ren put down the rebellion and Hou Yin was killed in 219.
Hu Juer (胡 車兒, 胡 車児, Ko Shaji, often translated Hu Che'er or Huche’er, the latter used by Warriors Orochi 4) Aide of minor warlord Zhang Xiu. In Romance of Three Kingdoms, when Zhang Xiu strikes against Cao Cao, Cao Cao’s guard Dian Wei is a really tricky piece to get around. Hu Juer is the one who comes up with a plan that gets Dian Wei drunk so that he can steal his weapons; this leads to Dian Wei’s death in the ensuing battle. Not to be confused with unrelated Three Kingdoms individual Hu Che’er (胡 赤兒), who served and betrayed Niu Fu (who served Dong Zhuo).
Jia Xu (賈 詡, Ka Ku). Born 147. Originally served Dong Zhuo and advised in the takeover of the imperial capital after Dong Zhuo’s death. He eventually left and served minor warlord Zhang Xiu as advisor instead; after Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao he became one of Cao Cao’s strategists. Made major contributions in this way, and helped secure Cao Pi as Cao Cao’s heir. Died 223.
Zhang Quan (張 泉, Chou Sen; also translated Zhang Chuan) In 219, when Cao Cao was away from the capital on a campaign against Liu Bei, a government official of Cao Wei, Wei Feng, plotted a rebellion, but one of the conspirators got cold feet and reported the plan to Cao Pi, Cao Cao’s heir. Zhang Quan was one of the people who was implicated and executed.
Zhang Xiu (張 繡, 張 繍, Chou Shuu) Initially a minor warlord who stood against Cao Cao. His uncle, Zhang Ji, served Dong Zhuo, and he was part of the coup after Dong Zhuo’s death that took over the imperial capital. He was angered when Cao Cao took Zhang Ji’s widow as concubine. The war between Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao ended in 200 when Zhang Xiu listened to his advisor Jia Xu and surrendered, after which he served Cao Cao with distinction—go fig. Father of Zhang Quan. Died 207 en route to join Cao Cao in his northern campaign against Wuhuan tribes.
Zhao Yan (趙 儼, Chou Gen) Born 171. Joined Cao Cao after he “took in” Emperor Xian. Known for his strictness in enforcing law. Continued to serve under Cao Pi, Cao Rui, and Cao Feng. Died 245.
The Rescue of Uesugi
Aya[-Gozen] (�� [御前]; translator’s note: “-Gozen” means “Lord”): Born 1524. Half-sister of Uesugi Kenshin, mother of Uesugi Kagekatsu through Nagao Masakage. Died 1609.
Naoe Kanetsugu
Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉 景勝): Born 1556. Uesugi Kenshin’s nephew through Kenshin’s sister Aya. After his father died, Kenshin adopted him. When Kenshin died in 1578, the inheritance was supposed to go to Kenshin’s other adopted son, Uesugi Kagetora, but Kagekatsu defeated him and took it for himself. He later married a daughter of Takeda Shingen. Kagekatsu was defeated by Oda Nobunaga’s forces, but Nobunaga’s death granted him an unexpected reprieve, and Kagekatsu stayed alive to fight another day. Kagekatsu was one of the Council of Five Elders Toyotomi Hideyoshi set up to ensure that his chosen heir, Hideyori, succeed him; when the Sekigahara Campaign occurred between Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army and Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army, Kagekatsu sided with Mitsunari, but was defeated early and went to serving Tokugawa. Died 1623.
Yukimura Sanada
Nagamasa Asano (浅野 長政): Born 1546. Served Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Under Hideyoshi, held seniority over the Five Commissioners, who governed Kyoto and surrounding areas. Assisted in Hideyoshi’s failed invasions of Korea. Died 1611.
Hachisuka Koroku
Hosokawa Fujitaka (細川 藤孝): Born 1534. Originally a retainer of the last Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but when Nobunaga and Yoshiaki clashed, he joined Nobunaga. Refused to support Akechi Mitsuhide after Mitsuhide killed Nobunaga, even though his son was married to Mitsuhide’s daughter. He shaved his head and became a Buddhist monk, taking on the name “Yūsai” (幽斎) and handing his responsibilities to his son. During the Sekigahara Campaign, in 1600, he was in command of Tanabe Castle when it came under siege by Western Army forces (his son was away as part of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army); it’s said that the Western Army attackers, having great respect for Fujitaka, staged an ineffective attack. Died 1610.
Kani Saizō (可児 吉長, also called Kani Yoshinaga/可児 吉長): Born 1554. Skilled with the spear. Served various vassals of Oda Nobunaga. Also served Oda Nobutaka, but after Nobutaka fought against Toyotomi Hideyoshi and then committed suicide, he served the nephew and retained of Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidetsugu, but eventually left after Hidetsugu saw defeat at the 1584 Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (part of a power struggle between Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu, with Tokugawa Ieyasu supporting Nobukatsu) and became a masterless samurai (i.e. ronin). Fought in the Battle of Sekigahara in the Eastern Army under Fukushima Masanori. A devotee of the kami Atago Gongen, he is said to have foreseen that he would die on the day of Atago Gongen’s festival, and did so in 1613.
Kuki Yoshitaka
Kuwayama Shigeharu (桑山 重晴): Born 1524. Served Niwa Nagahide, vassal of Oda Nobunaga. Joined Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army in the Battle of Sekigahara. Died 1606.
Oda Nobukatsu (織田 信雄, forename possibly “Nobuo”): Born 1558. Second son of Oda Nobunaga. Became an adopted heir of the Kitabatake clan and ensured his position as head with violence. Was unsuccessful and incompetent as a general, but a skilled fighter. After Nobunaga’s death, he and his brother Nobutaka quarreled over succession, leading a council to decide on the infant Oda Hidenobu instead. Toyotomi Hideyoshi supported him, and he initially joined with Hideyoshi to fight Nobutaka, but eventually a power struggle occurred between Nobukatsu and Hideyoshi, too, and he allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu’s force to fight against Hideyoshi in the 1584 Battle of Komaki and Nagakute. Became the guardian of Hideyoshi’s son and successor, Toyotomi Hideyori, in 1598, but walked out on him directly before the 1614 Siege of Osaka, cooperating with Ieyasu. Lived the rest of his life comfortably and died 1630.
Oda Nobutaka (織田 信孝, forename possibly “Nobunori”): Born 1558. Third son of Oda Nobunaga. Was adopted into the Kanbe clan and became its eighth head. After Nobunaga’s death, he quarreled over succession with his brother Nobukatsu. Tensions between Nobutaka and Nobukatsu eventually came to violence when Nobutaka tried to start a war against Toyotomi Hideyoshi (who supported Nobukatsu). He lost and was forced to commit suicide in 1583.
Yamauchi Kazutoyo (山内 一豊, forename possibly “Katsutoyo”): Born 1545 or 1546. Served Oda Nobunaga, then Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the Battle of Sekigahara, served Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army. Died 1605.
Li Fei (黎 斐, Rei Hi) Served Wu under the regent Sun Chen (“under” Sun Liang). Some background: In 249, Sima Yi, regent of young Cao Wei emperor Cao Fang, overthrew his fellow co-regent Cao Shuang in a coup (referred to as the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs). After this, Cao Wei’s power began to fall into the hands of the Sima family. Sima Yi was followed by his son Sima Shi (who deposed Cao Fang in 254 and replaced him with Cao Mao), who was followed by another fon of Sima Yi’s, Sima Zhao. Various rebellions occurred against the Simas, but it always ended badly for the rebels and loyalists, which made Cao Wei general Zhuge Dan real antsy until his staged his own rebellion against Sima Zhao in 257. Anyway, Sun Chen of Wu supported Zhuge Dan’s rebellion (but really messed it up in various ways), and Li Fei led some of the Wu forces.
Lü Ju (呂 據, 呂 拠, Ryo Kyo): Served Sun Quan of Wu. Lü Ju was one of the men Sun Quan placed to guide his heir, Sun Liang, after Sun Quan’s death (Zhuge Ke, meanwhile, was regent). You might remember that Sun Jun killed Zhuge Ke and assumed regency. In 256, Sun Jun ordered Lü Ju and other generals to attack the Xu and Qing provinces under Wei. However, shortly after the army started out, Sun Jun took ill and died, and his duties were taken over by his cousin, Sun Chen. Apparently, this distressed Lü Ju, who suggested with some other folks that Sun Chen be removed from power. Sun Chen objected, hilarity ensued, and Lü Ju ended up committing suicide. And then Sun Chen killed his whole family. Great going.
Sun Quan
Sun Shao
Taishi Ci (太史 慈, Taishi Ji): Born 166. Han official who ended up serving Wu. Originally a minor official of the Donglai Commandery. Rescued minor warlord Kong Rong, the Chancellor of Beihei State, from Yellow Turban rebels, to repay the aid his mother had received from Kong Rong in the past. Tried to establish his own power base but was defeated by Sun Ce’s forces. He then willingly served Sun Ce. After Sun Ce was assassinated, he served his successor, Sun Quan. Died in 206. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he gets a more dramatic end, dying in the 208 Battle of Hefei (this occurred between Sun Quan and Cao Cao as part of the Red Cliffs Campaign).
Taishi Xiang (太史 享, Taishi Kyou) Served Wu. Son of Taishi Ci. Served Sun Quan; was appointed to various posts. In fiction, Sun Quan looks after him after the death of his father.
Li Tong (李 通, Li Tsuu): Born 168. Served Cao Cao of Wei. Saved Cao Cao’s rearguard in the retreat from Zhang Xiu in 197. Broke through Guan Yu’s defenses in the 208 Battle of Jiangling and supported Cao Ren, but died of illness during the campaign in 209.
Xu Huang (徐 晃, Jo Kou): Served Cao Cao of Wei. One of the individuals responsible for secreting Emperor Xian out of Li Jue and Guo Si’s control. During this time, he still served Yang Feng, a former bandit who served as a general under the Han government. His most successful moment was when he led a force to break Guan Yu’s siege of Fancheng in 219 (this was the start of the circumstances directly leading to Guan Yu’s capture and death by Sun Quan—at this point Cao Cao and Sun Quan were allied). He would later serve under Cao Pi and Cao Rui before dying in 227. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed during the Xincheng Rebellion by Meng Da (a rebelling Wei general).
Xu Shang (徐 商, Jo Shou): Served Cao Cao of Wei. At the 219 Battle of Fancheng, he supported Xu Huang against Guan Yu.
Yin Shu (殷 署, In Sho): Served Cao Cao of Wei. In 215, after the troops of Han Sui (a warlord who had rebelled against Cao Cao) were placed under his authority, they rebelled against Yin Shu, but Yin Shu survived. At the 219 Battle of Fancheng, supported Xu Huang.
Zhai Yuan (翟 元, Teki Gen): A fictional character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Serves Cao Ren at the Battle of Fancheng and is killed by Guan Yu’s son, Guan Ping.
Zhu Gai (朱 蓋, Shu Gai): Served Cao Cao of Wei. At the 219 Battle of Fancheng, supported Xu Huang.
The Collapse of Oda’s Allied Forces
Ii Naomasa
Ii Naotora
Kunoichi
Takeda Shingen
Uesugi Kagekatsu
Asahina Nobuoki
Asahina Yasutomo
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Okabe Motonobu
Saika Magoichi (鈴木 孫一): A name inherited by the leader of one of the Saika Ikki (translator’s note: “Ikki” means “uprising” or “revolt”) groups. The Saika Ikki was one of a number of Ikkō-ikki sects (translator’s note: Ikkō was a small, militant offshoot of Jōdo Shinshū Buddism) (translator’s note: Jōdo Shinshū is a school of Jōdo Buddhism) (translator’s note: Jōdo Buddhism is a broad branch of Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in the Pure Land) made up of various peasants and merchants and the like. They were backed up by, uh, those particular Buddhists I mentioned parenthetically up there, and opposed daimyo rule. The relevant Saika Magoichi here was Suzuki Shigehide (鈴木 重秀). He famously fought against Oda Nobunaga in support of various opposed parties until those opposed parties—and the support they provided—petered out.
[Hosokawa] Gracia ([細川] ガラシャ; that katakana spells “Garasha”): Born 1563. Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. “Gracia” was her baptismal name after she converted to Christianity; her original name was “Tama” or “Tamako.” Married Hosokawa Tadaoki, son of Hosokawa Fujitaka. After her father betrayed and killed Oda Nobunaga, she was confined, but like in a “kept to mansion grounds” kind of way. Secretly converted to Catholicism even after Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued a proclamation against Christianity. When conflict broke out between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari after Hideyoshi’s death, Mitsunari attempted to take Gracia hostage as part of a general plan to secure compliance of enemy generals, but everyone at the place went for suicide instead (except for Gracia—because Catholicism—who was killed by her retainer). This further did-not-endear Mitsunari to potential allies, possibly sealing his fate.
Jia Xu
Taishi Ci
Zhu Ran
Diaochan (貂蟬, Chousen): In real life, official Wang Yun organized a coup against Dong Zhuo with Lü Bu; one of the reasons Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo had fallen out was a quarrel over a woman in Dong Zhuo’s harem. Romance of the Three Kingdoms jazzes up the whole situation, inventing Diaochan, adopted daughter of Wang Yun. In fiction, Wang Yun and Diaochan set Dong Zhuo up, setting him and Lü Bu as the far sides of a love triangle with Diaochan in the middle, deliberately stirring up Bad Feelings between the two of them until Lü Bu is Very Inclined toward Wang Yun’s coup plans. As she’s a fictional character, her ultimate fate differs from folktale to folktale.
Dong Zhuo
Ju Shou (沮 授, So Ju; occasionally in Japanese as “Sho Ju”): Advisor under warlord Yuan Shao. Known for giving Yuan Shao good advice which Yuan Shao then ignored. Examples: Advised Yuan Shao to take in Emperor Xian and utilize his authority—he didn’t, and then Cao Cao did that instead, which was good for Cao Cao. Advised Yuan Shao that an all-out attack against Cao Cao was a Bad Idea and he ought to adopt a strategy of wearing him out over time—Yuan Shao did it anyway, and lost the 200 Battle of Guandu. Ju Shou was captured by Cao Cao in this battle and Cao Cao treated him decently, but remained thoroughly loyal to Yuan Shao and was killed by Cao Cao’s men when he tried to escape.
Wen Chou (文 醜, Bun Shuu): Served under Yuan Shao. At the 200 Battle of Yan Ford between the forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he was killed, possibly by Guan Yu (who was serving Cao Cao at that time).
Yan Liang (颜 良, 顏 良, 顔 良, Gan Ryou): Served under Yuan Shao. At the 200 Battle of Boma between the forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he was killed by Guan Yu (who was serving Cao Cao at that time).
Yuan Shao (袁 绍, 袁 紹, En Shou): During the civil wars at the end of the Han Dynasty, he controlled the northern territories of China. Spearheaded a coalition of warlords against Dong Zhuo when Zhuo was essentially holding Emperor Xian hostage, but it turns out warlords don’t coalite very well. Campaigned against Cao Cao, but lost battle after battle and died in 202 before he could properly set up succession, leaving his territories contested among his sons, which didn’t help them not also get defeated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao respected him and reportedly wept at his tomb.
Yuan Xi (袁 煕, En Ki): Second son of Yuan Shao. Following the 200 Battle of Guandu and the defeat of Yuan Shao’s forces by Cao Cao’s he fled to the Liaodong Peninsula, taking shelter with its administrator, Gongsun Kang. Kang’s domain was semi-independent, but he decided to curry favor with Cao Cao anyway, executing Yuan Xi in 207 and sending Cao Cao his head. He was married to Lady Zhen, who Cao Pi took as his own wife while Yuan Xi was still alive.
Lü Bu
Chaos Incarnate
Kunoichi
Sanada Yukimura
Takeda Shingen
Gracia
Fūma Kotarō
Haga Ujitsugu (垪和 氏続): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. When Takeda Shingen broke the alliance between the Takeda and Hōjō clans in 1568, he valiantly defended Kōkokuji Castle. He participated in the 1582 Battle of Kanagawa between Hōjō and Oda forces following the death of Oda Nobunaga, but his actions after are unclear at best.
Haga Yasutada (垪和 康忠): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. Helped hammer out the alliance between the Takeda, Hōjō, and Imagawa clans. His movement after the fall of the Hōjō clan are unknown.
Hōjō Tsunashige
Inomata Kuninori (猪俣 邦憲): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued an order forbidding private warfare among the daimyo, he was directly involved in the taking of Nagurumi Castle (which belonged to the Sanada clan). This led to Hideyoshi’s destruction of the Hōjō clan. What happened to Kuninori afterward is unclear.
Ishimaki Yasumasa (石巻 康敬): Born 1534. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After the fall of the Hōjō clan, he eventually ended up with Tokigawa Ieyasu. Died 1613.
Kai
Kasahara Masaharu (笠原 政晴; Warriors Orochi 4 calls him Kasahara Masataka/笠原 政尭, which is apparently a historical error that’s percolated?): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After the alliance broke between the Hōjō and Takeda clans, he defected to the Takeda in 1581 and even fought against his own family, but after the Takeda were defeated he returned to the Hōjō. During Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Siege of Odawara in 1590, he was caught attempting to surrender by his brother and killed accordingly.
Lady Hayakawa (早川 殿; that last kanji is the honorific suffix “-dono”): One of the daughters of Hōjō Ujiyasu. As part of the alliance between the Takeda, Hōjō, and Imagawa clans, she married Imagawa Ujizane, Imagawa Yoshimoto’s son. After the alliance fell apart, the two of them ended up with Tokugawa Ieyasu. Died 1613.
Nagao Akinaga (長尾 顕長): Became head of the Nagao clan. His territory was caught between the Uesugi and Hōjō, but he eventually ended up solidly on the Hōjō side. Around 1589, he fell out with the Hōjō chan, though, and lost his territory. He defended Odawara Castle in 1590. Afterward, he became a wanderer and died in 1621.
Narita Nagatada (成田 長忠; also called Yasuchika/泰親): After the defeat of the Hōjō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he and his brother, Narita Ujinaga, were entrusted to one of Hideyoshi’s men, Gamō Ujisato. With his brother, assisted in the Kunohe rebellion, in which the forces of Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu completed the unification of Japan through the killing of folks who didn’t particularly want to be unified. When Ujinaga died, he took over his stuff. He was in the Eastern Army in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara. Died 1617.
Narita Ujinaga (成田 氏長): Father of Kai; older brother of Narita Nagatada. Born 1542. Originally a vassal of Uesugi Kenshin, he was later aligned with the Hōjō clan. After the defeat of the Hōjō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he and his daughter were placed in the care of one of Hideyoshi’s men, but Ujinaga eventually got into Hideyoshi’s graces (the relationship between Hideyoshi and Kai probably helped). Died 1596.
Ogasawara Yasuhiro (小笠原 康広): Born 1531. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Hōjō Ujinao in 1590, he followed the latter to exile until Ujinao’s death. Afterward, he served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Died 1598.
Tominaga Naokatsu (富永 直勝): Born 1509. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. In the Second Battle of Kōnodai in 1564 against the Satomi clan, he crossed the Edo River well ahead of the main body of the army and was killed. It’s said that he did this out of guilt for not being able to catch the defection of Ōta Yasusuke to Uesugi Kenshin. Ironically, this meaningful gesture served only to muck up Hōjō Tsunashige’s battle plans, though Tsunashige did manage to work out a victory anyway.
Ueda Norisada (上田 憲定): Born 1546. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. He was present at the Siege of Odawara in 1590 when Odawara Castle fell to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. What happened to him following those events is unclear, but he’s reported to have died 1597.
Fa Zheng
Guan Yinping
Xiahou Ba (夏侯 霸, 夏侯 覇, Kakou Ha): Son of Xiahou Yuan, a prominent general under Cao Cao. After Yuan was killed in the 219 Battle of Mount Dingjun at the hands of a Shu general, Ba swore revenge. He continued to serve the Cao Wei; however, in 249, the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs occurred wherein regent Sima Yi had the other regent Cao Shuang executed and effectively seized Cao Wei for himself. This was pretty bad for those who might have been politically aligned with Cao Shuang, and Xiahou Ba elected to defect to Shu. There, he befriended another defector from Cao Wei to Shu, Jiang Wei, and joined him on campaigns against Cao Wei. His date of death is unknown, but occurred between 255 and 259. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is killed in the final invasion of Shu by Cao Wei forces (in 263) that marked the end of the Shu state.
Xu Huang
Yuan Shao
Lü Lingqi
The Rescue of Liu Bei
Sanada Yukimura
Noatora Ii
Uesugi Kenshin
Lady Hayakawa
Akechi Mitsuhide
Dom Justo Takayama (indicated in-game as Takayama Shigetomo/高山 重友 and also known as Takayama Ukon/高山 右近): Born c. 1552/1553; in 1564 his father converted to Roman Catholicism and he was baptized “Justo.” Served under Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Sengoku period. Relating to his Christianity, his position allowed him and his father to facilitate the conversion of subjects and detroy Buddhist and Shinto shrines in their territories. When Hideyoshi ordered the expulsion of Christian missionaries and that Christian daimyo renounce their faith, Justo refused gave up his lands and possessions instead, living under the care of previous comrades, effectively in exile. When Tokugawa Ieyasu expelled Christians in 1614, he left for Manila (the Philippines then being Spanish territory), but died there in 1615; afterward, his family was allowed to return to Japan.
Gracia
Hori Hidemasa
Hosokawa Fujitaka
Mori Ranmaru
Nō
Oda Nobunaga
Sakuma Nobumori
Sakuma Yasumasa (佐久間 安政): Born 1555. Served Oda Nobunaga. Worked under Sakuma Nobumori for some time. During the succession dispute following Oda Nobunaga’s death, Yasumasa fought in the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake on the side of Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka against Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu. He took shelter among various sides opposing Hideyoshi in the following years, but Hideyoshi pardoned him after 1590 and he eventually became his vassal. Fought in the Eastern Army in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara. Died 1627.
Sassa Narimasa
Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家): Born 1522, or maybe 1526 or 1527. Trusted general of Oda Nobunaga. He originally served under Nobunaga’s younger brother, Oda Nobuyuki, and fought for Nobuyuki when he and Nobunaga clashed over control of the Oda clan; Nobuyuki lost and was executed, but was impressed with Katsuie, who pledged himself to Nobunaga. After Nobunaga’s death and the following succession crisis, Katsuie eventually sided with Nobunaga’s third son, Oda Nobutaka, against Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu. When he was defeated in the 1582 Battle of Shizugatake, he retreated to Kitanosho Castle, where he and his wife, Oichi (the younger sister of Nobunaga) committed suicide.
Shibata Katsumasa (柴田 勝政): Born 1557. He was Shibata Katsuie’s nephew through his mother, as well as Katsuie’s adopted son. All indications are that he died at the 1582 Battle of Shizugatake, but there is a legend that he survived, changed his name to Shibano, and died in 1641 in the town of Sadamitsu (merged into the town of Tsurugi since 2005).
Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Guan Ping (關 平, 関 平, Kan Pei): Eldest son of Guan Yu who served under Liu Bei (in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s the son of a farmer who impresses Guan Yu, who subsequently fosters him). After Sun Quan’s Wu forces, led by Lü Meng, invaded Liu Bei’s Jing Province, he and his father were captured and executed in 220.
Fa Zheng
Liu Bei
Ma Chao
Xu Shu (徐 庶, Jo Sho): Originally a vigilante who gave up the sword and became a reclusive scholar in Wei. Settled in Shu’s Jing Province in the early 190s. Became an advisor to Liu Bei; also recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei as an advisor. He joined Liu Bei, but after Cao Cao’s forces defeated Liu Bei’s at the 208 Battle of Changban and Xu Shu’s mother was among those captured, he left to serve Cao Cao He lived through Cao Pi’s reign and died in the 230s during the reign of Cao Rui. Romance of the Three Kingdoms dramatizes Xu Shu’s circumstances: Cao Cao wants to poach Xu Shu, so he captures Xu Shu’s mother and orders her to write Xu Shu to join her. She refuses, so he has his advisor Cheng Yu hang around Xu Shu’s mother until he’s good enough to mimic her handwriting and write Xu Shu himself. Xu Shu falls for it, and Xu Shu’s mother commits suicide out of shame. Xu Shu remains with Cao Cao, but refuses to ever give Cao Cao any advice.
Zhang Fei (張 飛, Chou Hi): Follower of Liu Bei basically from the beginning (in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s one of Liu Bei’s sworn brothers along with Guan Yu). He was a skilled military leader, though fiction makes him a mite unintelligent. After Sun Quan broke his alliance with Liu Bei in 219 (invading Jing Province, which resulted in Guan Yu’s death), Liu Bei launched a campaign to strike back; Zhang Fei was sent to lead troops, but two of his subordinates assassinated him and took his head as they defected to Sun Quan’s side.
Lianshi
Chen Tai (陳 泰, Chin Tai): Military general of Wei. In 260, Cao Mao died in a futile attempt to take his imperial power back from the “regent” Sima Zhao. Chen Tai wept and initially refused to attend coirt sessions. During the attempted ousting, Cao Mao had died by spear personally at the hands of officer Cheng Ji, but with Cheng Ji following the instructions of Sima Zhao’s aide Jia Chong; Chen Tai recommended that Jia Chong executed for regicide accordingly, but Sima Zhao executed Cheng Ji instead. Chen Tai died soon afterward, in some recountings of the event of suicide or despair.
Guo Huai (郭 淮, Kaku Wai): Military general of Wei. Initially served under Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He during Cao Cao’s reign. Additionally, lived during the reigns of Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Cao Fang, and Cao Mao. Failed to participate in the initial campaign of Liu Bei to take Hanzhong Commandery from Cao Cao due to illness. Notably fell sick and was consequentially late to Cao Pi’s coronation, which led Cao Pi to not-threaten him with execution, which Guo Huai fended off with a clever response that got him promoted. Studied potential enemies/vassal beforehand to win them over diplomatically. A major figure when it came to fighting the Shu and resisting their invasions. In 251, when Wei general Wang Ling launched a failed rebellion, it was ordered that all relatives of Ling be executed; this included Guo Huai’s wife. Guo Huai reluctantly refused to request his wife’s pardon, and only begged the Wei regent Sima Yi after he was moved by the pleas of his sons (she was spared). Died 255; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed by an arrow of Jiang Wei’s during Shu’s (unsuccessful) 253 invasion.
Sima Zhao (司馬 昭, Shiba Shou): Born 211. Regent of Wei emperors Cao Mao and Cao Huan. I mean, I say “regent,” but he held all the power. His father, Sima Yi, and his brother, Sima Shi, were similarly “regents” for Mao’s predecessor Cao Fang, with Sima Yi having fully turned regency into “regency” during Cao Fang’s “reign.” Sima Zhao took over for “regenting” for Cao Mao after the previous “regent” Sima Shi died in 255. In 262, Cao Mao attempted to regain his power in a rebellion and was killed; Sima Zhao subsequently had Cao Huan, Cao Mao’s first cousin once removed, become puppet emperor instead. In 262, he launched an invasion of Shu, which was by this time weakened by having carried out numerous failed campaigns against Wei; this invasion ended in the surrender of Shu emperor Liu Shan and the fall of the Shu state. He died in 265, all but having named himself emperor; his son, Sima Yan, would finally formally usurp Cao Huan and establish the state of Jin (retroactively formalizing Sima Zhao an emperor).
Wang Yuanji (王 元姬, 王 元姫, Ou Genki): Born 217. Noble and wife of Sima Zhao. When her son Sima Yan forced Wei emperor Cao Huan to abdicate and proclaimed himself emperor of Jin, she formally became empress dowager; however, she continued to live a simple and frugal lifestyle. Died 268.
Xiahou Ba
Xiahou Xuan (夏侯 玄, Kakou Gen): Born 209. He was related to Xiahou Ba but refused to follow him to Shu after Sima Yi staged his coup and seized power as a “regent.” Having been aligned with Sima Yi’s political opponents, he wasn’t treated all that well. Around 254, Li Feng, who held a position in the Wei government, sought to overthrow Sima Shi (who had followed Sima Yi) and put the power in the emperor Cao Fang’s hands. Xiahou Xuan was part of this plot; however, Sima Shi found out before it could be enacted and Xiahou Xuan was executed.
Xin Chang (辛 敞, Shin Shou): An official of Wei, and a subordinate of Cao Shuang. When regent Sima Yi made his move against other-regent Cao Shuang in 249, taking the capital, Xin Chang asked his older sister, Xin Xianying, for advice, and she told him that as one of his Cao Shuang’s men, he was obligated to go to Cao Shuang’s aid. Following the whole shebang, Xin Chang was pardoned from execution, having been recognized as only following his duty.
Zhuge Dan (諸葛 誕, Shokatsu Tan): Military general of Wei. The rising power of the Sima clan (“regents” of the Wei emperors) and their tendency to purge (politically, I mean) made him so antsy that he decided he’d do his own rebellion against Sima Zhao in 257. Wu helped a little but left when it became clear it wasn’t going to be any good, and Zhuge Dan was killed attempting to break out of a siege in 258.
The Lion of Sagami
Ii Naotora
Sanada Yukimura
Chiba Naoshige (千葉 直重): Possibly born 1573. Thought to be the son of Hōjō Ujimasa (some say Hōjō Ujiyasu), he was adopted into the Chiba family as part of a peace agreement. He was defeated in the 1590 Siege of Odawara and went into hiding, but was eventually pardoned. Died 1627.
Daidōji Masashige (大道寺 政繁): Born 1533. Served three generations of the Hōjō clan (Ujiyasu, Ujimasa, and Ujinao). He defended Matuida Castle against the Toyotomi clan, but was defeated and cooperated with Maeda Toshiie’s army. Nevertheless, after the fall of the Hōjō, he was ordered to commit suicide by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and died 1590.
Fūma Kotarō
Haga Yasutada
Hōjō Tsunashige
Hōjō Ujikatsu (北条 氏勝): Born 1559. Second son of Hōjō Ujishige. When Toyotomi Hideyashi attacked Odawara Castle in 1590, his forces also attacked Yamanaka Castle; this castle also fell, and Ujikatsu attempted suicide but was stopped by one of his vassals. He retreated to Tamanawa Castle, where Tokugawa Ieyasu’s army besieged him; this time, he surrendered, afterward serving Toyotomi’s forces in the area to some extent. He became a Tokugawa vassal and died 1611.
Hōjō Ujikuni (北条 氏邦): Born 1548. Fifth son of Hōjō Ujiyasu. Adopted by the Fujita clan 1558. When Uesugi Kenshin died, sparking a succession crisis, he supported Uesugi Kagetora (unsuccessfully). When Toyotomi Hideyoshi began his takedown of the Hōjō clan, he opposed holing up in Odawara Castle and advocated a large-scale campaign, but nobody else agreed, so he left for his residence at Hichigata Castle to do his own thing. Outnumbered there, he surrendered. He became Maeda Toshiie’s vassal and died 1597.
Hōjō Ujimasa (北条 氏政): Born 1538. Son of Hōjō Ujiyasu; father of Hōjō Ujinao. Fourth head of the Hōjō clan. Handed the reins over to Ujinao in 1578. Defeated at the Siege of Odawara in 1590, he was made to commit suicide.
Hōjō Ujinao
Hōjō Ujishige (北条 氏繁): Born 1536. Eldest son of Hōjō Tsunashige. Used the name “Yasuhige” for most of his life; when his father retired, he took over his affairs and changed his name to “Ujishige.” Was able to capture a number of sites that were under Uesugi Kenshin. He was stationed to Iinuma Castle in 1578, but died of illness 1579.
Hōjō Ujitada (北条 氏忠): Born 1556. Though to be the son of Hōjō Ujiyasu, but may have been the son of Ujiyasu’s younger brother adopted by his uncle. He was later also adopted by Sano Munetsuna; when Munetsuna was killed in 1585 he took over as head of the Sano clan and replaced opposing vassals with Hōjō men. Was at the 1590 Siege of Odawara; after the Hōjō clan fell, he followed his master Hōjō Ujinao into exile. Thought to have died in 1593, but there is a theory he died at a later date under the care of the Mori clan.
Hōjō Ujiteru (北条 氏照): Born 1542. Third son of Hōjō Ujiyasu. Defeated at the 1590 Siege of Odawara, he committed suicide along with his brother Ujimasa.
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Inomata Kuninori
Lady Hayakawa
Mibu Yoshitake (壬生 義雄): Born 1552. Defected to the Hōjō clan in 1585 in order to gain independence from the Utsunomiya clan (his father had wanted to do the same but was assassinated). Died of illness in 1590 shortly after the fall of Odawara Castle.
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Ōta Ujifusa (太田 氏房; AKA Hōjō Ujifusa/北条 氏房): Fourth son of Hōjō Ujimasa. Was at the Siege of Odawara Castle in 1590. Followed Hōjō Ujinao into exile. Died 1592.
Shimizu Yasuhide (清水 康英): Born 1532. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. He became lord of Shimoda Castle around 1589 and accordingly defended it against naval Toyotomi forces in the 1590 Siege of Shimoda. Toyotomi’s forces were victorious, though the fighting last for more than fifty days before the Hōjō side surrendered. He took to his family temple and died 1591.
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Tōyama Tsunakage (遠山 綱景): Born around 1533. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. Had a high position in the clan and governed Edo Castle. In 1564 his son-in-law Ōta Yasusuke defected to Uesugi Kenshin and in the subsequently Second Battle of Kōnodai against the Satomi clan (allied with Kenshin), Tsunakage crossed the Edo River ahead of the main body of the army and was killed. If this sounds familiar, it’s because he did it alongside Tominaga Naokatsu.
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Fa Zheng
Guan Yinping
Ma Chao
Cao Ren (曹 仁, Sou Jin): Born 168. Military general under Cao Cao, who was also his second cousin. He was there when Cao Cao was raising an army against Dong Zhuo. Continued to serve under Cao Pi, who appointed him to Grand Marshal. Defended Fancheng against Guan Yu in 219. Failed in his attack on Ruxu against Wu defender Zhu Huan in 222-223 despite a numerical advantage. Died 223.
Cao Tai (曹 泰, Sou Tai): Son and heir of Cao Ren.
Chang Diao (常 雕, Jou Chou): Subordinate of Cao Ren. Died in 222 in the Battle of Ruxu.
Jiang Gan (蔣 幹, 蒋 幹, Shou Kan): A scholar that Cao Cao sent after the 208-209 Battle of Red Cliffs to recruit Zhou Yu (who served Sun Quan). Yu pleasantly refused. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this event takes place before the Battle of Red Cliffs and is made super-dramatic; Zhou Yu provides a fake letter that indicates that two of Cao Cao’s commanders are traitors, leading to their executions, and then later facilitates a meeting with an awfully helpful fellow who follows Gan back to Cao Cao to dispense some Really Bad Advice.
Niu Jin (牛 金, Gyuu Kin): Military leader under Cao Ren of Wei. At the Battle of Red Cliffs, he was nearly killed by the forces of Sun Quan led by Zhou Yu, but Cao Ren rescued him in time. Some sources say that he was later killed by Sima Yi by poison around 239, or that he was secretly the real father of Sima Rui (a later Jin emperor), but there’s no proof of either and the last claim is Pretty Yeah Right considering the Battle of Red Cliffs happened 208 and Sima Rui was born 276.
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Yue Jin (樂 進, 楽 進, Gaku Shin; his name has been mistranslated as “Yue Jing,” “Le Jin,” and in one case, “Le Xin”): Served under Cao Cao (he was there from the beginning, during the first campaign against Dong Zhuo). He fought against forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, and managed to assist in defending the fortress at Hefei in the 214 Battle of Xiaoyao Ford against Sun Quan’s forces partially thanks to a timely plague. Died 218. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is one of the Five Generals of Wei, and is killed after Battle of Xiaoyao Ford with an arrow shot by Sun Quan general Gan Ning.
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Lu Xun
Zhu Ran
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Hattori Masanari (服部 正成; the second Hattori Hanzō/服部 半蔵): Born 1542. Leader of the Iga ninja, and served Tokugawa Ieyasu. When he was just sixteen, he led sixty to seventy ninja into Udo Castle, for which Ieyasu rewarded him by giving him his spear. Escorted Ieyasu to safety after Oda Nobunaga was assassinated. Died 1597. I think. This other page says 1596. Not a big difference, in this case.
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Honda Masanobu (本多 正信): Born 1538. Served Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1563, he joined the Ikkō-ikki revolt in Mikawa Province against Ieyasu (then called Matsudaira Motoyasu), fighting in the 1564 Battle of Azukizaka. However, by 1570 he was back with Ieyasu again, and their following relationship was noted to be very close. Go figure. Died 1616. Though Masanobu appears as a dot on the map, it’s not really possible to see him before he’s defeated by Lü Bu and disappears, so this may not count as an appearance.
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Ishikawa Kazumasa (石川 数正): Born 1534. Retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu since childhood. However, in 1585, he sided with Toyotomi Hideyoshi against Ieyasu for unclear reasons. Died of illness 1592.
Komatsuhime (小松 姫; also called Ina or Inahime/稲 姫, as she is in Warriors Orochi 4): Born 1573. Daughter of Honda Tadakatsu and adopted child of Tokugawa Ieyasu. She married Sanada Nobuyuki. In a notable episode, it is said that in 1600, she was visited by Nobuyuki’s father, Sanada Masayuki, who had sided with Ishida Mitsunari; she refused to let him into the castle, but also refused to let anyone harm him or his company. Died 1620 and was lamented by Nobuyuki.
Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井 忠次): Born 1527. One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Tokugawa clan. He served Tokugawa Ieyasu from his childhood, and married the younger sister of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s father. Died 1596. Though Tadatsugu appears as a dot on the map, it’s not really possible to see him before he’s defeated by Lü Bu and disappears, so this may not count as an appearance.
Sakakibara Yasumasa (榊原 康政): Born 1548. One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Tokugawa clan. Was associated with Tokugawa Ieyasu from a young age. For unclear reasons he took over as head of the Sakakibara clan from his brother. Died 1606.
Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川 家康): Born 1543. Originally called Matsudaira Takechiyo. One of the three big-time unifiers of Japan alongside Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Lived as a hostage under Imagawa Yoshimoto until Yoshimoto’s death, then allied with Nobunaga. After Hideyoshi died—we’re skipping ahead here—he was one of the regents of Hideyoshi’s heir, Toyotomi Hideyori, but when Ieyasu made movements to grab power himself, a factioning broke out, culminating in Ieyasu’s Eastern Army versus Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, which Ieyasu’s side won. He became the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603, then nominally abdicated in 1605 in favor of his son Hidetada. Died 1616.
Torii Mototada (鳥居 元忠): Born 1539. Served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Significantly wounded at the 1573 Battle of Mikatagahara between the forces of Ieyasu and Takeda Shingen. When Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army forces besieged Fushimi Castle in 1600, Mototada chose to stand his badly outnumbered forces there as per orders despite his certain death. This act of loyalty apparently hella resounds among Sengoku fans.
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Cao Xing (曹 性, Sou Sei): Served Lü Bu. When Hao Meng rebelled in 196, Cao Xing fought against Hao Meng—he’s the guy who disarmed him. Remember the disarmament? In Romance of the Three Kingdoms he gets a dramatic scene at the Battle of Xiapi where he shoots Cao Cao’s general Xiahou Dun’s eye out, but then Xiahou Dun eats his own eyeball and stabs Cao Xing in the face.
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Cheng Lian (成 廉, Sei Ren): Served Lü Bu. Noted for his courage. He was captured by Cao Cao’s forces in the Battle fo Xiapi in 198 and his following fate is unknown. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed in battle instead.
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Hou Cheng (侯 成, Kou Sei): Served Lü Bu. During the 198-199 Battle of Xiapi (between Lü Bu’s forces and the forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei), he sent a trader to purchase horses, but the trader took the horses and set off with the intention of defecting to Liu Bei. Hou Cheng was able to pursue him and retrieve all the horses. Lü Bu’s men then threw a feast in celebration of this feat, but Hou Cheng ended up being chastised by Lü Bu for breaking the latter’s ban of alcohol. Subsequently, in 199, he teamed up with Song Xian and Wei Xu to to capture Chen Gong and Gao Shun and defected to Cao Cao.
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Song Xian (宋 憲, Sou Ken): Served Lü Bu. Captured Chen Gong and Gao Shun along with Hou Cheng and Wei Xu. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed in the 200 Battle fo Boma (between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao) by Yan Liang.
Wang Kai (王 楷, Ou Kai): Originally served Cao Cao, but in 194 when Cao Cao was off attacking Xu Province, he defected to Lü Bu along with Chen Gong. In 198, at the Battle of Xiapi, he advised Lü Bu to seek reinforcements from Yuan Shu, and do so accordingly, but nothing came of it.
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Yang Feng (楊 奉, You Hou): When Li Jue and Guo Si had their Disagreements re: Chang’an, Yang Feng, a leader of the White Wave Bandits (some remnants of the Yellow Turbans), ended up on Li Jue’s side. In 195, he had a plot to kill Li Jue and escort Emperor Xian to Luoyang. That plan was found out, and Li Jue wasn’t killed, but in any case, Yang Feng ended up being part of the emperor’s escort out, defending against Li Jue’s forces all the way, but afterward lost him to Cao Cao and fled under Yuan Shu. In 197, warlord Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, and Yang Feng was convinced to defect to Lü Bu’s side. The same year, Yang Feng and Lü Bu had a falling out when Lü Bu refused to support Yang Feng in raiding Jing Province; Yang Feng attempted to defect to Liu Bei, who threw him a party, and by “a party” I mean “a party to celebrate Yang Feng’s execution.”
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Zhong Hui (鍾 會, 鍾 会, Shou Kai): Born 225. Became a close aid to Sima Zhao (“regent” of Wei) in the 250s and became a key governmental figure. Was ordered to attack Shu Han alongside Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu in 263; Zhong Hui framed the other two for Crimes and seized control of the Wei military. After Shu fell, he attempted to carry out a coup against Sima Zhao in 264, but was unable to gain allegiance of other high-ranking officials, who rioted and killed him. It’s said that Sima Zhao gave Zhong Hui partial responsibility for conquering Shu knowing full well he was the rebelling type as he had confidence that any attempt at rebellion would fail.
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Date Hidemune (伊達 秀宗): Born 1591. Eldest son of Date Masamune. His father thought him unsuitable to lead the main family, but had him start up a branch family instead. Died 1658.
Date Masamune (伊達 政宗; his surname may have been pronounced “Idate”): Born 1567. Seventeenth head of the Date clan. Lost the sight of his right eye as a child. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi took Odawara Castle in 1590, he compelled daimyo in the Tōhoku region (Masamune included) to serve under him. After Hideyoshi died, Masamune supported Tokugawa Ieyasu. Died 1636.
Date Shigezane (伊達 成実): Born 1568. Retainer of the Date clan. He suddenly left service in 1595, but then returned to in 1598. Died 1646.
Endō Munenobu (遠藤 宗信): Born 1573. Vassal of the Date clan. Died of illness 1593.
Gotō Nobuyasu (後藤 信康): Born 1556. Served Date Masamune. Known as “Yellow Gotō” from the yellow robe he wore into battle. For a time, from 1605 to 1611, Masamune got rid of him, but the reasons are unclear. Died 1614.
Hamada Kagetaka (浜田 景隆): Born 1554. Served the Date clan. During the Kasai-Ōsaki Uprising in 1591 (which occurred when Toyotomi Hideyoshi took fiefs away from some Date vassals due to their failure to support him in his 1590 Odawara campaign), he was shot and killed.
Harada Munemasa (原田 宗政): Served the Date clan. Head of the Harada. Killed in battle 1582 fighting against the Sōma clan. I think. Maybe I’m not punching in the right keywords, but I can’t find a lot of information on this dude.
Harada Munetoki (原田 宗時): Born 1565. Served the Date clan. After Harada Munemasa was killed in battle, he succeeded him. He joined Date Masamune when he was deployed to Korea in 1593, but fell ill and died, either in Korea or after being sent back to Japan.
Hasekura Tsunenaga (支倉 常長): Born 1571. In 1613, Date Masamune sent him on a trip to Rome to establish relationships and trade agreements. The trip was a failure on every level, and by the time Tsunenaga returned to Japan in 1620 Japan was doing a We’re Closed anyway. Died 1622.
Izumida Shigemitsu (泉田 重光): Born 1529. Served the Date Clan. He became official head of his family in 1584, after the death of his older brother. With Yashiro Kageyori, he killed the leaders of the Kasai-Ōsaki Uprising in 1591. Died 1596.
Katakura Kagetsuna (片倉 景綱; called Katakura Kojūrō/片倉 小十郎): Born 1557. Senior retainer of Date Masamune. He recommended that Masamune cooperate with Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Odawara Campaign in 1590; after the campaign, Hideyoshi granted him his own fief, but Kagetsuna returned it, refusing independent daimyoship in favor of loyally sticking with Masamune. Died 1615.
Katakura Shigenaga (片倉 重長): Born 1585. Son of Katakura Kagetsuna. He was the head of his family after Kagetsuna’s run. During the 1614 Siege of Osaka, he defeated Toyotomi general Gotō Mototsugu. After the Osaka campaign (wherein the Tokugawa wiped out the Toyotomi), and the death of his first wife, he married a daughter of Sanada Yukimura.
Kokubun Morishige (国分 盛重). Born 1553. Brother of Date Masamune’s father. He became the head of the Kokubun clan, but it wasn’t a smooth ascent and there was internal opposition, to such an extent that Masamune took control of the Kakubun clan himself. In 1596 or 1599 he left the Date and became a vassal of Satake Yoshinobu, Masamune’s cousin. Died 1615.
Kōri Munenaga (桑折 宗長): Born 1532. Vassal of the Date clan. Date of death unclear—may have been either 1601 or 1614.
Oniniwa Tsunamoto (鬼庭 綱元): Born 1549. Vassal of Date Masamune. It’s said that Toyotomi Hideyoshi made him change his surname to Moniwa/茂庭, since Oniniwa contained the characters for “demon” and “garden,” two things that should never be put together. For a time, Date Masamune was suspicious of him because it seemed like Hideyoshi was favoring him, but he eventually pardoned him. After Masamune died in 1636 he retired and died in 1640.
Oniniwa Yoshinao (鬼庭 良直; also called Oniniwa Sagetsusai/鬼庭 左月斎 and apparently called Oniniwa Sagetsu/鬼庭 左月 in Warriors Orochi 4): Born 1513. Served the Date clan. Father of Oniniwa Tsunamoto. Yoshinao was killed during the 1586 Battle of Hitotoribashi, when Date Masamune’s forces attacked the Nihonmatsu clan (as revenge for Masamune’s father’s death).
Rusu Masakage (留守 政景): Born 1549. Served the Date clan. Brother of Kokubun Morishige. Toyotomi Hideyoshi took his territory for not participating in Hideyoshi’s 1590 Odawara campaign. Died 1607.
Shiroishi Munezane (白石 宗実): Born 1553. Vassal of the Date clan. Took part in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea, and died shortly after returning to Japan, in 1599.
Yashiro Kageyori (屋代 景頼): Born 1563. Served Date Masamune. During the Kasai-Ōsaki Uprising in 1591, Masamune had him put down the upriser leaders. When Masamune left to take part in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s invasion of Korea, Kageyori was the one in charge of his domain. In 1607, he was exiled for approving the execution of a peasant who didn’t pay his taxes—not because of the execution, mind, but because he went for it without the higher-ups okaying it first. He was actually supposed to be executed for it but somehow managed to Not Be Executed, but then died in 1608 anyway.
Sakenobe Hidetsuna (鮭延 秀綱): Born 1563. Vassal of the Mogami clan, which if I’m understanding history correctly is kind of weird because the Mogami clan and the Date clan were Associated, but also, like, Not Exactly Buddies? I mean, the eleventh head of the Mogami clan was Date’s uncle through his mother, so I guess that’s good enough justification for a generic mook, But. Anyway, fought with noted bravery in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara for the Eastern Army. After the Mogami clan was effectively dissolved in 1622, he ended up serving the Doi clan. Died 1646.
Ujiie Akiuji (氏家 光氏; name possibly actually Ujiie Mitsuuji): Vassal of the Mogami clan.
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Guan Yu (關 羽, 関 羽, Kan U): General best known for his service under Liu Bei. He also had a short service under Cao Cao’s care after Cao Cao and Liu Bei warred and Guan Yu was captured. Cao Cao treated Guan Yu well, and out of honor Guan Yu paid back this kindness through the slaying of Yan Liang, an enemy general under Yuan Shao, in the 200 Battle of Boma. Recognizing Guan Yu’s sense of loyalty, Cao Cao allowed him to leave. After the 209 Battle of Red Cliffs, Guan Yu was placed by Liu Bei to guard Jing Province, but while Guan Yu was away campaigning against Cao Ren, Sun Quan broke his alliance with Liu Bei and his vassal Lü Meng invaded Jing Province. Guan Yu returned but ended up captured alongside his son Guan Ping in 220 and executed. Was deified during the Sui Dynasty and is still worshipped today. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, sworn brothers with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
[Huang] Yueying ([黃] 月英, [黄] 月英, Kou Getsuei): A name originating from folklore and fiction often given to Lady Huang, wife of Zhuge Liang. Daughter of reclusive scholar Huang Chengyan. It was said that though she was not attractive, she was as talented as her husband.
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Zhuge Liang(諸葛 亮, Shokatsu Ryou): Born 181. Accomplished strategist who notably served Liu Bei—like, this is The Guy. He was recommended After Shu Han officially Became A Thing in 221, Liang served as Imperial Chancellor/Prime Minister. After Liu Bei died in 223, Liang became regent to Bei’s son Liu Shan and worked hard to keep order in Shu Han. Besides being a military strategist, he also had an impressive grip on domestic affairs (enacting significant agricultural, bureaucratic, monetary, legal, and educational reforms) and was an engineer and inventor. Died 234 mid-campaign against Wei; when Sima Yi surveyed Liang’s encampment he declared that Zhuge Liang was a genius.
Deng Ai (鄧 艾, Tou Gai): Served Wei. Born sometime around 195? Led Wei forces through mountainous terrain to pull off a surprise attack as part of the invasion of Shu, which resulted in Shu emperor Liu Shan surrendering. He sort of got a bit up himself afterward, which gave Zhong Hui the opportunity to get rid of him by accusing Ai of treason against Wei. In 264, he was arrested and ended up killed; his family members that weren’t also killed were exiled and not allowed back till Sima Yan, the next Sima after this Sima (this Sima being Sima Zhou), pardoned them.
Hu Fen (胡 奮, Ko Fun): Served Wei, and later Jin. When Zhuge Dan’s rebellion ended in his besiegement and he tried out a last-ditch escape in 258, Hu Fen was the one who killed him. Died 288.
Hu Lie (胡 烈, Ko Retsu): Served Wei and Jin. Younger brother of Hu Fen. Took part in the 263 invasion of Shu. When Zhong Hui tried to pull off his coup and shut everyone in (including Hu Lie), Hu Lie was the one who snuck out a message that Zhong Hui was Doing A Treachery.
Li Fu (李 輔, Ri Ho): There were at least two different individuals by this name that served Wei. One Li Fu served under Wei general Meng Da, but when Meng Da rebelled Li Fu cooperated with Sima Yi’s forces. The other Li Fu was a subordinate of Zhong Hui who took part in the invasion of Shu. Which one is this one? I don’t know; go ask Koei.
Sima Jin (司馬 進, Shiba Shin): Younger brother of Sima Yi.
Sima Kui (司馬 馗, Shiba Ki): Younger brother of Sima Yi.
Sima Min (司馬 敏, Shiba Bin): Younger brother of Sima Yi.
Sima Tong (司馬 通, Shiba Tou): Younger brother of Sima Yi.
Sima Xun (司馬 恂, Shiba Jun): Younger brother of Sima Yi.
Sima Yi (司馬 懿, Shiba I): Born 179. Began his career under Cao Cao. He and Cao Shuang were supposed to be the regents of Cao Fang beginning 239, but he ousted Cao Shuang and grabbed all the power himself; Wei would essentially be under Sima family control until it was dissolved. Died 251.
Zhang Chunhua (張 春華, Chou Shunka): Born 189. Wife of Sima Yi. An episode goes thus: Sometime before 208, Cao Cao wanted to recruit Sima Yi, so Yi faked paralysis to get away from it. One of his maids saw him rush out to grab his books from a downpour, and Zhang Chunhua, understanding that the maid might leak one way or another that Yi was a lot less paralyzed than reported, killed the maid. In Yi’s later years, he neglected Chunhua in favor of a concubine. Died 247.
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would you like to be friends? 🥺👉👈 I haven’t found anyone to talk to when it comes to sengoku basara
Oh! Yes, Anon! I would love to! My brain rot actually runs so deep that I made a blog dedicated to it (and my fool's errand of translating some content). It's @yume--hime. Follow me on there! I'd love to make a new friend over some SenBasa!
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SENGOKU RANCE CHARACTER CLEAR MANUAL
SENGOKU RANCE CHARACTER CLEAR SERIES
The pace of the plot also starts to pick up around halfway through the game when a minor accident sets in motion a disaster that has its roots all the way back in the founding of JAPAN, and which will pave the way for its future unification.Ī Character sheet is now in progress. As mentioned above it has a surprisingly challenging strategy mode that pits the player against the other warring families of JAPAN, some of which you may recognise as famous people from the Sengoku Era.except occasionally as a Funny Animal or Gender Flipped. That's not to say the game is all about sex, though. Oh yeah, and have sex with as many beautiful women as possible. once she grows up) Rance becomes the real power behind the throne and raises an army to quash dissenters within the Oda family itself, and then conquer all of JAPAN. After accepting (and with his sights set on the Oda family's young heiress Kou-hime. Unfortunately, he and his companion slave Sill get caught up in the power struggles of JAPAN's Sengoku Era and have their aid enlisted by a feudal lord by the name of Oda Nobunaga, who doesn't really feel up to this whole conquering territory thing. And second, to have sex with as many beautiful women as he possibly can. The truth of the matter is, Rance came to JAPAN for two reasons: first, to enjoy a relaxing hot springs vacation after narrowly escaping becoming the ruler of Zeth. The game is known for its deep, challenging and engaging gameplay, as well as the no-less-impressive quality of its music. It chronicles the adventures of the wandering swordsman Rance and his traveling companion/slave girl Sill Plain as they journey across the Tenma Bridge to the distant country of JAPAN (yes, it's capitalized for a reason).
SENGOKU RANCE CHARACTER CLEAR SERIES
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A VERY DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE. Repost with the information of your muse, including headcanons, etc. if you fail to achieve some of the facts, add some other of your own!
NAME: Minamoto (formally Higurashi) Kagome 源 (日暮)かごめ
NICKNAME: Kags, Miko, Koishii, Neko Miko
TITLE(S): Miko, Hime
AGE: 15 - 47 (verse dependent)
SPECIES: Human
SEX: cis female
NATIONALITY: Japanese
INTERESTS: Sewing, cooking, playing the flute, working as a kind of taijiya, hanging out with her friends, cuddling with her mate, learning new things, learning how to control her powers.
PROFESSION: She works as a healer, wife, mother, and part-time taijiya.
BODY TYPE: She's small in stature, slim but not thin, muscular arms due to her use of the bow and arrow, medium-sized bust,
EYES: Mahogany Brown
HAIR: Her hair is obsidian in color with natural blue highlights, marking it as a blue-black--It looks cobalt when it gets wet. It's long and usually down. She rarely puts it up, but like everyone with long hair, she does occasionally.
SKIN: It was fair--almost alabaster when she was little, but ever since she came to the Sengoku it has darkened slightly in tone. So, now it's a very light tannish color.
FACE: Heart/oval shaped, small bubble gum pink lips, large eyes, small nose
POSTURE: She has to have good posture to be able to use a compound bow with any accuracy. However, when she's relaxing she'll often slouch.
HEIGHT: 5'1" ( 154.94cm ).
VOICE: speaking: Listen Here | singing Listen Here
SIGNATURE OUTFIT: Her most known outfit is the green seifuku (school uniform), and her second is the miko kosode no hakama, that's what I generally have her in, the kosode no hakama, however, I also love having her in furisode kimono, and leather when she's in the modern era.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Inuyasha, typically, played by: @loneinuyasha and Kikyou
COMPANIONS: Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara, Kouga, Ginta, Hakkaku, Kikyou-canonically, Hua Mulan @adversitybloomed, Anna of Arendelle @sparesovereign, Princess Yona @akarxuu, and a few others outside of canon~
ANTAGONISTS: Naraku, Houjou, Shichinintai,
STRENGTHS: Kindhearted, loyal, empathetic, understanding, healing power,
WEAKNESSES: Opinionated, short-tempered, possessive.
FRUITS: Strawberries, bananas, apples, grapes, kiwis, oranges, lemons.
DRINKS: fruit teas, water, milk
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: sake---rarely
SMOKES: she doesn't smoke.
DRUGS: she doesn't do drugs.
DRIVER'S LICENSE: N/A.
tagged by: @adversitybloomed ( Thank Yu luvy ! )
tagging: @holified, @akarxuu, @peculiarbeauty (Hello~! xD), @prettymoonmuses (your choice!), And you.
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