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sasaranurude · 6 months

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Coly, the company behind Mahoyaku and Stand My Heroes, have announced a new game. Some friends and I realized that despite looking somewhat generic at first glance, it's got a handful of intriguing things going on with it! So here's a quick kind of long introduction to/my thoughts on Break My Case!

First: the website! The music on the site is really good! Go listen while you read this post!! There are 12 people listed as composers in the credits page, and it seems most every VA involved has at least a bit of experience with singing or music projects. The tone is a bit dark for a rhythm game (though I'm not ruling that out entirely), but otherwise it seems like there's gonna be a music focus. Cool! As far as other staff goes--the main scenario writer is also the writer of Stand My Heroes, and the character designer is Utako Yukihiro, who also did some work for B-Project.

The story concerns a cafe with a myriad of eccentric employees that runs an after-hours service where they solve problems. The exact nature of all this is left pretty vague.

And the draw for a game like this: The characters! Interestingly, they're divided into different departments at the cafe. What exactly those departments do isn't clear yet. As for the characters themselves--the more we looked at them, the more we liked them, lol. Quick summaries about what intrigued us about each guy. Note that these are not translations, none of us are fluent in Japanese (we all know just enough to get by with the google+jisho combo lol), and this should all be taken with a grain of salt.

The Main Office, consisting of Ai Kosaka, Yuzuru Kise, and Roka Suoh. (Names are listed in western given-family order because that's what the site uses for romanized names.) Roka is the one who owns the cafe, is the oldest character in the bunch at 36, and is that fun "mysterious guy with unknown backstory and an endless amount of weird acquaintances, who acts incompetent but might actually be hypercompetent" type of trope.

On account of the whole acting-incompetent thing, Ai and Yuzuru run the actual cafe business. And normally I won't be including fullbody character art in this post but I have to make an exception just this once.

Anyways.

Tumblr won't let me put four images in a row. Come on man. I wanna maintain the BMC's site style. Why are you mean to me. Anyways. The Simulation Department, consisting of Kou Ayato, Mao Ukyo, Akehoshi Hinomiya, and Yuragi Kanno. "Simulation" is its English name given on the site, but the Japanese given would probably read more like "relationship department".

Kou is a footloose playboy and Mao is a serious intellectual type, but apparently Kou will ask Mao to pretend to be his girlfriend so that he can avoid trouble with women. That's gay. I love that. (Mao is a guy [as far as we know], he just likes makeup--he's not the only one in that cast who does, either!) We all want Mao's outfit.

Akehoshi was a sleeper hit in the group chat, because his bio has a sentence about how he's the most normal-looking-yet-dangerous employee at the cafe, and also explicitly describes him as being like a dog, and naturally we all went crazy for the silly puppy as soon as we realized that he was in fact a silly puppy. Yuragi, on the other hand, likes cats. Such a classic for his character design trope, lmao.

The Administrative Department, consisting of Taiga Tsukimoto, Haruhi Ichikawa, and Sei Okiya. Taiga looks cool but if you look at his fullbody he's wearing awful sweatpants and apparently he cries while watching anime. I love this for him. Haruhi is a streamer because that's like an obligatory character trope now I guess. Sei was very popular in the group chat for being the single most suspicious character in the cast. What's his problem.

The Watchdog Department (or enforcement department, if you translate the jpn) consists of Shizuka Fushimi, Takeru Mikado, Soyogu Shinkai, and Shinobu Aizawa.

My friend described Shizuka as a "wet looking glasshole" and yeah. ok. unfortunately he does look like that. But it's ok he's allowed because his bio says he prefers quiet, orderly places with plants and no people and keeps to himself in common spaces but his own room is a complete mess. AKA he's an autism king. So I like him.

Takeru was obviously a hit because look at them. Takeru and Mao talk about makeup together, apparently. CUTE! Shinobu is the most fashionable guy in the cast and his bio says he has a few screws loose, which is amazing. Good for him. I have nothing to say about Soyogu I think I forgot he existed until I was putting this post together and I only looked at these all guys a few hours ago

The Negotiation Department, with Kiho Arima, Kyoya Shido, and Riku Tateshina. I described this group as "grandma, grandpa, and Columbo" and then the group chat couldn't call any of them anything else. And I do mean grandma. Because. ok. another fullbody. Because oh my god we have to look at Kiho.

GIRL. WHAT. IS. THAT. YOU'RE WEARING A CARPET. YOU'RE WEARING A COUCH. kiho is apparently a fortune teller and my friend acted as if this excused the outfit but i DONT agree i don't think anything excuses this. WHAT IS THAAAAAT

Kyoya is an artist and Riku is a psychologist so honestly this is a really fun bunch of jobs going on in this department. Riku is described as someone who falls in love easily, and he's most interested in Ai (from the Main Office, the very first guy in this post). We couldn't tell if the implication there is that he's in love with Ai, or if he falls in love with random people and yet his true attention always drifts back to Ai. Both of these options are gay.

The ST (special tasks) Department, with Yomose Onda, Yu Nina, Kamiya, and Urara Manami.

Yu had his life saved by Tomose and has now dedicated himself to him, to the point of being ready to die for him. YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT. INCREDIBLE TROPE. UNBEATABLE. GAY AS HELL. All we know from Tomose's side is that he's "fond" of Yu. That's fine I'm sure you can learn to love him. Or learn to hate him. Whatever's more entertaining.

Kamiya has no memory, hence the singular name. I'm sure whatever's going on there is weird and interesting. Urara is the youngest character, at 20. THAT'S RIGHT. THE YOUNGEST CHARACTER IS 20. THERE ARE ZERO TEENAGERS! THE AVERAGE CHARACTER AGE IS AROUND 26. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AS NOTABLE AS IT IS BUT THAT'S GACHA GAMES FOR YOU. Anyways I like Urara because I think he looks like an angry kitty.

Anyways, that's the gist of what we know about BMC--or BreMai, if you wanna go for something closer to the jpn abbreviation--right now. More info might drop at/around Animate Girls Fest, since they seem to be giving out game beta codes there. I don't know if I'm completely sold on it just yet--coly did just have a detective-themed gacha game fail a few months ago with &0. But we're not even completely sure it is a gacha yet, or what kind of gameplay it might have otherwise, so... there's a bit of hope. Maybe it'll be a weird cool dark rhythm game! Who knows!!!

#suchobabbles #break my case #joseimuke

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imasallstars · 1 year

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incorrect-idolmastersidem-quotes · 4 months

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You gave me a machete for my birthday.

Takeru (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!)

#source: strange world #takeru taiga #imas sidem #sidem #idolm@ster sidem #the idolm@ster sidem #incorrect quotes

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overdevelopedglasses · 6 months

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Tojoctober Day 27 - Letter

(Yeah, you'll blow us all away, someday...)

Alt title is from “Dear Theodosia” which is from Hamilton

This one is quite possibly one of my favorite pieces I wrote for this month, and this is the prompt I teased in Sunday Six... so buckle up.

Daigo reads something from Kiryu, and makes a realization of his own.

(YAKUZA 6 SPOILERS.)

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Riding down the highway in a very obvious limo, sat 3 members of the most powerful Yakuza group in Kamurocho. Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima sit next to one other, looking grimly at the third person sitting across from them.

Daigo Dojima is not paying attention to the stares of his advisors, as his mind is racing much too fast for his liking. He had gotten out of prison on an early release, but his only thoughts were on the reason why he was let out. He stares out of the limo at the highway speeding by.

“Ya must be tired, just getting outta the slammer. We've been waitin' for you though."

Daigo looks over, and makes eye contact with Majima. The man was using his more serious tone, something Daigo was more used to than most.

“Ya heard, didn't you?" Majima breaches what Daigo assumes is the elephant in the room, the void within all three of them, as the pit in Daigo's stomach sinks deeper.

The other advisor leans into Daigo's view, his face also serious.

“We're on the brink of war with the Yomei Alliance."

Daigo's gaze shifts towards Saejima, taking in what he's said.

“Everyone's chompin' at the bit to get revenge for the fourth chairman." Saejima sits back up. "Ain't no halting that."

“Can't say I disagree, though." Majima's words cut through the air, hinting at the aggression Daigo thinks he's trying to veil.

“So what's yer plan? Sixth Chairman."

Daigo looks out again at the highway, hiding his eyes from the oath brothers. He knows if they got one good look at him, they could tell he was barely holding it together. At least, this predicament was distracting his brain. It'd help to list the facts.

“Takeru Kurusu is dead. His son Tsuneo is behind bars now. And this Koshimizu guy has yet to take full control of the Yomei Alliance." Daigo states, thinking internally that he sounded like a robot.

“So? You sayin' we strike Hiroshima while the iron's hot?" Saejima interjects, hoping to complete the young chairman's thoughts.

“Well… Hiroshima's gonna expect us to come knockin' sooner or later." Majima responds and leans forward, his eye creasing with determination. "Sooner makes a shitton more sense to me."

Daigo turns and meets Majima's gaze with one of his own. “I… don't think we know the whole story."

Sounds of confusion erupt from the two advisors, as Daigo reaches into his jacket and pulls out a letter. One he was handed a few days ago, and instructed not to open until he was safe, and with the oath brother advisors.

With one swift motion, he rips the envelope open and pulls the contents out. He gives the pair a look before opening the paper, hearing the sounds of recognition as Majima and Saejima look down and read what was on the outside of the envelope.

To: The Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan

Regarding the late Kazuma Kiryu

“Ya haven't read that yet?" Majima inquires, leaning forward with a curious spark.

Daigo hesitates. “I was told not to. At least, I was instructed to wait for the two of you to be around."

Saejima looks at the chairman with a confused look. “I'm not sure why. We didn't get that kinda direction. Not to mention our letters had the same shit. But yer sayin that piece of paper is gonna give us the answer?"

Daigo shrugs. "Well, there's only one way to find out."

He glances at both men once again, and with a slightly shaky breath, Daigo begins to read the last words of the Fourth Chairman.

I have a long list of regrets.

I have no business saying it, but, I considered myself your father.

Daigo pauses. Who could Kiryu be talking about? Haruka-chan? He continues, missing the surprised glance between his advisors.

The things I should have told you over the years have piled up like a mountain.

I failed you, though. So much has been left unsaid.

In the past few weeks, I've seen so many different kinds of relationships. Different types of parents.

I saw a parent bound by customs.

Another who never loved his son… and only realized after it was too late.

The two brothers relax their physical appearances, becoming enraptured by the chairman's words. Daigo knew Kiryu had been bouncing between Hiroshima and Kamurocho for the last few weeks, but what had Kiryu gotten up to before his death? Where had he seen all of this tragedy, before enacting one himself?

Children who, above all, wanted to prove themselves. Show their parents they were capable. Prove that they deserved their love.

Daigo swallows. I'm guilty of that, he thinks to himself, before continuing on.

So much grief came from it, the rift between parent and child. I saw it firsthand.

Did these families have no faith in their bonds?

That wasn't it.

They had absolute faith in those bonds.

Even in this harsh reality, they tried to affirm their bonds. Labored, agonized over them. But… that wasn't the answer.

They simply didn't spend enough time together as a family. And it ruined them.

Daigo pauses again, and couldn't help but think of his own father. How many times was he abandoned in the 80s because Sohei Dojima was too busy with the family and their squabbles? He recognized the late Dojima as his father, sure, but he never took care of him like a father did. Sometimes, Daigo doubted he ever loved him.

If you ask me…Nothing is more vital than time. To that end, I think we made the same mistakes they did.

Daigo's heart sinks. Did Kiryu really feel this way for Haruka-chan? Nothing could've prepared him for the next few sentences, and Daigo fails to hide the shock in his voice.

I never expected to become the Tojo Clan's Fourth Chairman. Then I tapped you to become the Sixth.

Daigo.

I considered you my son, but I never thought to actually stand by your side.

Daigo was stunned. This letter… it was to him? In that one moment, everything, all of Kiryu's unexplained actions towards Daigo, since he became the chairman, no, before that…

They all made sense, all at once.

Daigo had to keep going.

It was easy to say I had faith in your judgment. To say I entrusted everything to Daigo Dojima. But that wasn't enough.

Instead of cherishing our time together, I threw it all away. Rejected our bond. Instead of facing my past, I ran. And ran from you as well.

Daigo kept reading without pause, but the advisors couldn't help but notice that his voice was starting to waver.

Thinking about the parents I met… I don't even have the words. I don't have the right to call myself a father to either you or the Tojo Clan.

Daigo wanted to scream, cry out, tell the world that Kazuma Kiryu, for once in his damn life, was wrong. Daigo only had a few words left.

So, by the time you read this letter, I may already be gone. But please, don't try to avenge me as a son would his father. My life isn't worth that much.

That is my final request of you.

Daigo.

Daigo didn't register that his next breath shakes more than the rest. He didn't notice tears threatening to form in his widened eyes. He lets his hand fall, the letter landing in his lap, before Majima gently grabs it and begins reading it to himself.

Memories flood his mind.

Daigo, as a young kid, and Kiryu reprimanding him for some stupid thing he did, but giving him a life lesson at the same time.

Kiryu, in the back alley by Shine Club, beating the snot out of him.

Kiryu, giving him a somber look as Daigo gunned Patriarch Shindo down.

A shocked Kiryu, as Daigo awakened, rolled out of his hospital bed, and shot the leaders of Black Monday.

Daigo, leaping towards Kiryu, attempting to prove himself worthy of the Tojo.

Kiryu screaming his name as he faded out of consciousness on the rooftops.

Kiryu standing next to his wheelchair, speaking of his reasoning on why he's going back to prison, with a solemn yet determined look on his face.

For as long as Daigo could remember, Kiryu was his guiding light. He sometimes joked to himself that Kiryu earned his epithet not from Sohei, but from his consistent protection of Daigo and the Clan. The Fourth Chairman was constantly at his side, getting him out of trouble, even if it meant putting himself in even more danger. If Daigo called, Kiryu would answer.

Daigo felt stupid.

He knew of this truth, it’s been within him for years. But, he was never courageous enough to put it into words. With the letter in front of him, he couldn't run from that truth anymore. In fact, he finds himself not wanting to run from it. It saddens him that it took until Kiryu's death for him to find the words, but Daigo decides to hold onto this truth as tight as he can:

Kazuma Kiryu was the closest person Daigo Dojima ever had to a father.

Once Daigo snaps out of his stupor, he notices Majima had finished reading the letter, and he and Saejima were staring at each other. Daigo knew they were each wordlessly mulling over the Yomei Alliance conflict, and the first request of Kiryu's will.

It was only Daigo who recognized the second request of the Fourth Chairman.

Daigo decides to break the silence and tension in the limo.

“Kazuma Kiryu has left a final request to us, a final chapter to write in his legacy with the Tojo Clan."

He glances at the brothers, who return Daigo's intense stare.

“So, I will not let my father's story end in an act of revenge."

#tojoctober #yakuza #ryu ga gotoku #rgg #daigo dojima #majima goro #saejima taiga #i'm sorry but also not sorry #once again: daigo dojima my beloved #this cutscene broke me when I played the game #6 made me cry twice and this was the second time

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imasline · 2 years

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#THE IDOLM@STER SideM sticker set #takeru taiga #seiji shingen #soichiro shinonome #tsubasa kashiwagi #yusuke aoi #kyosuke aoi #kei tsuzuki #315

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Just finished Sinostra's chapter myself.... I gotta say though, was a little underwhelming compared to other chapters.... Honestly the entire thing felt like a one-man show by Ritsu + some sexual tension between Taiga and Romeo whenever they interact lol. MC has never felt more like a spectator than she did in this chapter, I was waiting for her to do absolutely *anything* but she really was just... there lmao. Not even hand-holding this time!

Even the Like Dove showed up AFTER mc left, when it was just Taiga and Romeo in the room, and then later again when Romeo barges into Taiga's room - this time mc was there but, just barely lol, the whole focus was on Taiga and Romeo's almost shoot-off, and Taiga's line saying "You really could shoot through my heart"?? And the fact that he sensed Romeo approaching before he even saw him, and so far is the only person who he clearly remembers and freely gives compliments to lol, Lulu is a cute nickname tho.

Regardless, Taiga's strange response to the Like Dove could possibly mean Kaito's explanation about it might not be true after all, since anomalies are still a mystery, wouldn't be strange for false rumors to make the rounds.

And I while I don't hate Ritsu - I appreciate he's a hard worker and tries to make the best of any situation he's put in - I dislike how he really just one-sidedly handled everything in this chapter and only ever explains after they're done lol. The case didn't feel like an investigation at all, Ritsu just pulls some numbers out of the air and acts on them (where is he getting all that data??) and in the end they won against it because it had to prevent a paradox from happening...? lmao idk overall just felt so underwhelming.

Also we never find out what the deal was about the girl in the tower?? Why even mention that detail if they're not gonna do anything with it... An anomaly that was born from the negative emotions gathering in a casino replaces people's memories with a girl in a tower.... My guess is it wanted enough people to "remember" her so she could come into existence? Like Takeru's ghost. I wonder what for though... Will they revisit this or not.....

You could pluck out MC from this chapter and absolutely nothing would change imo because Ritsu was doing everything anyways, only name-dropped mc when mentioning it was an investigation, that's it. While I don't necessarily need her to be the star or a hero, having 0 influence on the chapter is not great writing imo.

Kaito and his silly antics were the highlight for me. And I found it hilarious how him being stripped down and locked up in Romeo's "private office" feels like the setting of any self-indulgent "dark romance" fiction between a rich CEO and helpless debtor who has to cater to the captor's whims lol.

Finally Hotarubi is next, I've been curious about it since I got sorted into it, and want to see more of Haku. I agree he's sus, his dialogue in the prologue if you choose him only highlights the fact. But something about him really compels me

Sorry for the long ask, I have a thousand thoughts twirling around in my mind about TD, it should probably cool down between the entire month that's left before next story update.... but also there's new games coming out next month so hopefully I don't forget about TD completely either lol....

There is no shame in long asks. I'm always impressed at the amount of thoughts my dear anons manage to fit inside the ask box ♡

I also felt like the content was a bit lacking to the point I went and checked Jabberwock's chapter count and was surprised to find it's actually a tad shorter than Sinostra's. I think the main reason it felt so short to me was because I wasn't locked out of progressing this time around, but the case progression also felt much much quicker. If I'm sitting back and evaluating it as a writer, I think that's probably because of the setting being confined to the school and dorm. Sure, a lot happens, but you don't actually go anywhere, unlike in the previous three books.

Our MC has a very laid-back personality, which I don't mind. BUT the game really should allow for the chance for her to work things out on her own, even if she's too afraid of the other characters to verbalize it and keeps them to herself. There are several times in the book when she tries to point out inconsistencies in Ritsu's logic or other evidence she notices, but she's talked over pretty much every single time. It's what made me really hate Ritsu since you did not see that with Ren, Haru, or Towa, but i get that it's sort of tricky when writing more domineering characters to balance not making them overshadow the more laid back ones but still keeping them true to their personalities. I don't think Ritsu would have paid attention to Kaito if MC wasn't there, nor do I think Taiga would have paid attention to Ritsu, but that's just me speculating because the story doesn't clearly communicate it. This book was poorly written, a lot of the problems people have with MC could be fixed with a few additional lines where she's shown wanting to do something but reminding herself she has to play nice with the ghouls otherwise they won't break her curse. Her personality makes sense to me, but her writing does not.

Now. I disagree about the no real moments this chapter but ah. Well. You see. There is something deeply wrong with me so I completely get if this did nothing but disturb you but when Taiga has MC strapped to the torture chair 👉👈

Look I know potentially getting a hicky from a guy that strapped you to a torture chair and just shot you (for the second time) isn't everyone's thing but it is mine I was so well fed this chapter from that alone ( ; ω ; ) AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON HOW HE CALLS HER KITTEN AND EATS THE FUCKING LIKE DOVE??? RAW??? ROMEO ROMEO WHY FOR ART THOU INTERRUPING ROMEO I WANTED TO SEE WHAT HE WAS GONNA DO- forgive me anon I'm afraid I'm most unwell.

Speaking of the Like dove and the memories of the tower. The Tower thing reminds me of rapunzel, especially because she's out alone in the woods, but it feels super out of left field, no? If the anomaly is born from the Casino, which Taiga states "is him," then I wonder if the girl in the tower is representative of something he's forgotten? The chapter places an emphasis on how anomalies can affect memory, so it's not too big of an assumption to make that something must have happened to Taiga to make his memory this bad. As for the like dove... Romeo seems very surprised to see it, almost suggesting he never has before, which can you imagine how funny it would be if it showed up for him and Taiga. They've been friends and business partners for at least two years, I refuse to believe the dove would only just show up now. The image of him just never seeing it because everyone is too polite/afraid of him to point it out is too funny. The dove shows up twice this chapter, both times it sort of read to me like it had been there for a bit before it was noticed and in both cases Taiga reacts to it negatively. Given how paranoid he seems to be, I think it's probably because the idea of him caring/having someone care about him scares him due to the unpredictability of it and the potential for betrayal. He seems to think people only want to use him, so that's probably part of it too. I'm constantly doing way too many lines of copium, so to me the dove seemed triggered by Taiga's interactions with MC but I also see where you're coming with Romeo. Their friendship is much less adversarial than it was implied to be in their little blurbs, and I quite like that a lot. You know even if Taiga seems to think Romeo is always taking away his fun. And what's up with his constant want to eat anomalies, is Romeo not feeding him enough?

Slight correction, Taiga does seem to remember who Haru is, Harry and Lulu are both derivative of their names, so maybe he can only remember people in his year clearly? Or does it also include second years? He sounds very surprised at the concept of a "first year ghoul" in his house so maybe his memories are cutting off everything other than the previous two years...

I also have a bunch more thoughts but I'll cut myself off here ×-× gotta let some of them simmer before I make too much of a fool of myself (I already have)

#<3 asks #tokyo debunker #hotarubi anon #taiga hoshibashi

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