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princeasimdiya12 · 26 days

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Bucchigiri Utena Parallel-The Depravity of Sad, Strange Little Men

While there have been various comparisons that can be found between Bucchigiri and Revolutionary Girl Utena. From it's parallels with the main protagonist duo, the usage of fairy tales and their influence towards the heroes, to themes of self-stagnation & it's consequences. But for me, something I've had a hard time finding was direct comparisons between it's core cast. While they do have some similarities, not all of it is ideally parallel with the Bucchigiri delinquents having different personalities and arcs compared to the Utena duelists. That said, I was able to find two characters who came close with paralleling each other: in terms of their designated roles, their origins, their stance on gender and what becomes of them afterwards.

Shindo Akutaro and Kyouichi Saionji

Disclaimer: Just as a warning, there will be light spoilers from Revolutionary Girl Utena that will be discussed, though mainly in relation to Saionji's character and less of the series in general. There will also be mentions of domestic and sexual abuse.

Part 1: The Starter Villain

One of the first similarities that both Saionji and Akutaro share is that they both start out as the first official antagonists in their respective series. The way they're presented in the series makes them come off as genuinely dangerous men who intentionally cause harm for others.

Saionji's first scene is him slapping Anthy over an unheard conversation which is made worse when it's established that she's "betrothed" to him. He "justifies" the abuse because of the engagement which he treats as being in a relationship with him as the domineering boyfriend and Anthy as his loyal girlfriend. But what drives Utena to confront him is when he (supposedly) posted Wakaba's love letter in a public space for everyone to mock. Utena and the audience are meant to find him despicable for his behavior and want to see him be taken down ASA-NOW.

Akutaro also serves as a despisable human being who is presented as the first major threat in the series. He's portrayed as the most bloodthirsty and cruelest of the Big Three Banchos introduced in the story. While Marito rivals him in bloodthirstiness and sadism (and was technically the first adversary Arajin was forced to confront), he is shown to have some redeemable traits such as his friendship with Outa and his genuine respect towards Kenichirou. The same cannot be said for Akutaro who has no redeeming attributes. He frequently mistreats his NG Boys with threats and violence viewing them as inferior to him, forces them to steal from non-gang affiliated students, and is preparing an elaborate plot to force the rival gangs to destroy each other so he can take over.

It's also worth mentioning that his role as the first villain was even foreshadowed in the opening song. Whereas Marito and Kenichirou only looked big and scary in front of Arajin, they never actually grab him and look as though they want Arajin to face them. Akutaro is the only one who interacts with Arajin by binding him with his whips, stripping him to his boxers and tossing him down a dark hole.

The audience recognizes Akutaro as the least likable but most dangerous of the bancho leaders and are hoping to see him be taken down before his wicked plots can take effect.

But despite being presented as major villains, they didn't actually start out that way. They were once regular kids who ended up falling into the dark side because of a falling out between them and a man they once looked up to.

Part 2: Now You'll Respect Me, Because I'm a Threat

As explained in Episode 5, Akutaro actually started out as a humble nerd who was an easy target for delinquents to pick on. But that all changed when he was rescued by Kenichirou and was given the opportunity to join Minato Kai alongside him. Akutaro accepted and trained himself into becoming a man worthy of Kenichirou's respect. But that all changed when Akutaro brought a weapon to the fighting ring, something that was strongly discouraged in MK which lead to his banishment.

And in Saoinji's case, he once had a close friendship with Touga Kiryuu, the Student Council President and future antagonist following his defeat. Both boys started out caring for one another and saw each other as equals. But that all changed when they came across a young girl in a coffin who just lost her parents and wanted to join them. The next day, the girl disappeared and Touga's attitude about the mystery girl causes Saionji to think that he showed her something eternal to help her leave the coffin.

Both boys started out as genuine and harmless friends to someone they once admired. But after a conflict involving ideals, the friendship became strained. Akutaro swore vengeance against Kenichirou for tossing him aside and vowed to destroy him while Saionji, despite still being friends with Touga in the present, would develop intense levels of jealousy and and inferiority complex.

But whereas Saionji was driven by envy because of Touga's manipulations and desire to stand out on top between the two of them, Akutaro was the one who broke his friendship by refusing to accept Kenichirou's ideals and how he was in the wrong to use weapons in a true fight.

Each of them had different reasons for their falling out, but they shared the same dream of becoming stronger then their former friends in the hopes of surpassing them. And surprisingly, both boys are successful when it comes to building themselves up as men worthy of respect and power.

Saionji would grow up to be the captain of the school's Kendo Team, amassing horde of fangirls who were swayed by his bewitching good looks and is also an official member of the Student Council. It's also implied that he was a worthy duelist as he started out with Anthy in his possession before Utena became involved, meaning that he bested the other duelists (minus Touga) beforehand.

And in only a few years time, Akutaro managed to create a delinquent gang that's on the same level of credibility as MK and SS who've lasted for several decades. The NG Boys have a large number of followers, several bases for meetings and weapons manufacturing and even having territorial rights in certain locations in Honki City. Though it isn't specified on how much of the NG Boys' creation and success was due to Akutaro's own merits or if Ichiya was involved in it's genesis, but it stands that he succeeded in making a fearsome group to command with many of the other rival gang members acknowledging them as a threat that shouldn't be messed with on a whim.

Part 3: Gender Politics in My Anime?

To maintain their power and assert their authority over others, both Akutaro and Saionji rely on traditional gender norms to maintain their respective identities and influences. The problem being is that the norms they rely on fall heavily on toxic masculinity.

In RGU, Saionji's toxic masculinity is shown towards his mistreatment of Anthy and his resentment of Touga. And while the other men in Utena are also guilty of engaging in toxic masculinity and strict gender norms, Saionji's practices stand out as being the most noticeable and easy to identify.

He views Anthy as an ideal girlfriend who should obey and follow along with his will regardless of what she thinks. Any opposition is met with slapping her and scolding her for thinking differently. His views towards Touga is someone who challenges his status as the superior man. He's constantly in conflict with him when it comes to kendo competitions or how they should go about the dueling tournaments. And in each instance, Touga always comes out on top which fuels Saionji's insecurity which leads to anger and violently lashing out at anyone or anything to cross his path.

It's also mentioned that he makes several misogynistic comments about the roles men and women play which would contribute to his ongoing hatred of Utena. A girl who refuses to play her role and stands between him and his supposed Rose Bride. Although it isn't outright stated, it's also implied that Saionji did come from an abusive family which would explain how he obtained his callous mistreatment of women, his ideas on gender roles along with his casual usage of violence.

Akutaro also shares similar beliefs when it comes to power and respect. His use of weapons and lack of an honor code when fighting contribute to his belief that a great man is one who will do anything to win. Even if it means being violent, cruel, sadistic and merciless, it all will be worth it as he stands above everyone. The Emperor for the World to see. He even forces these ideals to his NG Boys just before the big war by encouraging them to embrace the ideal of kill or be killed. As in they kill the other gang members or they'll be killed by his own hand for failing to meet his expectations.

As for how he views and mistreats women... Before we can go into that, I'd like to take a quick detour and bring up how Minato Kai and Siguma Squad engage with gender norms.

Bucchigiri doesn't exactly go into detail with gender politics due to it's significant lack of girl characters and how the main boys rarely mention their own beliefs about girls in general. (With the exception of Arajin who only shows interests in girls by seeing them as potential girlfriends and tools used to lose his virginity and the narrative is more than willing to punish him for his beliefs). Not to mention it is rather questionable why there haven't been any girl members to be part of either Minato Kai or Siguma Squad, especially since there isn't a rule saying girls aren't allowed. Despite this, it is worth bringing up how the two clubs are rather lenient when it comes to how the boys defy traditional gender norms.

In Minato Kai, Matakara is presented as the most sensitive, friendly and warm-hearted boy of the group. He's always shown as easy to warm up to and welcoming of other people provided you aren't a threat. None of the MK boys have any issue with his sensitivity and how he boasts on how Arajin is better than him in terms of strength. It even comes as a shock for everyone when he turns to the dark side and begins his quest of fighting everyone for the sake of getting stronger. In a traditional shonen show, a man engaging in this behavior while closing his heart would be applauded since that's what's commonly expected. Whereas in Bucchigiri, it's portrayed as a tragedy that Matakara would go against his beliefs.

Other examples include Komao who dresses in a feminine manner but is never subject to mockery or being made fun of by his peers or the show. Zabu is also able to express emotional honesty towards Matakara regarding him being the reason the war started which is made better as Matakara accepts his apology and still treats him as a friend. Not to mention that he does make beautiful paper decorations and takes pride in it.

Siguma Squad also follow a similar acceptance of emotional vulnerability among it's core members. This is most evident in Episode 10 during Jabishiri and Hagure's confrontation with Corrupted!Matakara. Following the brutal defeat, Jabishiri who's presented as the most aggressive, moody and masculine of the duo expresses genuine disappointment in front of Hagure and comes close to crying. And in the following episode, when he tries to hunt Matakara despite his injuries, Hagure slaps him and cries his heart out while calling him out for his thick-headenness. In any shonen series, the masculine one would snipe at their friend for acting like a sissy and not like a real man. But Jabishiri lets him and realizes that he's right. And even Outa, who can be interpreted as a traditionally masculine man, never chastises the duo for their behavior or how they're not acting like real men. He instead acknowlegeds their emotions and promises them that they'll still keep Siguma Squad alive.

So both gangs are shown to be accepting of emotional vulnerability amongst their groups and are pretty okay with their members expressing gender-non-conforming actions without fear.

As for the NG Boys, that vulnerability is nonexistent as the Emperor uses a brutal and heartless manner of keeping his underlings in check. The boys can only discuss in secret with each other over their own feelings on the matter out of fear of being victimized by the Emperor. Mixed with the lack of individualization of the NG Boys, they exist in a space controlled by Akutaro where only his voice and beliefs, belonging to the greatest man, can be acknowledged and obeyed.

And that is in relation to how the boys in the three groups are able to relate to each other. But there is one component of the NG Boys that neither their rival gangs have but also gives an understanding of Akutaro's toxic masculinity.

The NG Girls.

The existence of the girls highlights how it is possible for girls to be affiliated with any of the gangs. But how curious that instead of fighting alongside the NG Boys as potential fighters and delinquents, they instead only work as flashy showgirls. Wearing cute outfits, performing elaborate dance choreography and acting flirty with anyone that their boss sets in their sights. And given that Akutaro is the boss and prime founder of the NG Boys, it's within reason to believe that he came up with the idea of NG Girls and their roles in his gang.

So sad to say, their existence and jobs falls into gender stereotyping with what is expect of boys and girls. Boys are expected to be tough fighters who show no fear, cannot confide in each other and will hurt others without restraint. Girls are expected look cute, be desirable and attend to the needs of the boys they come across. It's also implied that they work as prostitutes based on Akutaro promising Arajin to "pop his cherry" using the girls mixed with their seductive actions during the dance scene.

And of course there's the whole scene with Akutaro proposing on turning Mahoro into a trophy girl aka sex slave once he takes down Marito. He sees her as a prize to be claimed after defeating her older brother and would consider sexually exploit her for the sake of dragging Siguma Squad's reputation into the ground. So it is rather concerning that he views girls as objects to be claimed and toyed with as a spoil of war. Something a power-hungry man would enjoy having.

Thankfully, both boys are clearly presented as being in the wrong for their beliefs and practices of toxic masculinity which makes their defeat at the hands of the heroes very satisfying.

Part 4: How the Mighty Have Fallen

Once the antagonists are defeated by their respective protagonists, they end up falling into two roles as the story continues: pawns for the fairy tale villains and comic relief.

As mentioned before, Saionji's friendship with Touga is presented as a constant power struggled fueled by jealousy and insecurity. Touga actually knows of Saionji's feelings and purposefully exploits them for his own gain. First in Season 1 by tricking him with a fake letter as part of his grand scheme of making himself look good in front of Utena and later in Season 3 when he starts to collaborate with End of the World.

For Akutaro, following his defeat and exposure at the Gang War Arc, he's tricked into helping Ichiya reach Matakara with the promise of revenge. But as soon as Ichiya makes official contact, he abandons Akutaro leaving him powerless and resentful.

And during the time they're used, they essentially fade into the background as the protagonists turn their attention to other pressing matters regarding the plot and their relationships with their friends. The starter villain that once posed as a significant threat is casually ignored or brushed off without a care. And given what heartless monsters they were since the beginning, who wouldn't want to ignore them or give them a death glare to shut them up?

Because of Saionji's brutish behavior, Utena and friends rarely pay him attention, even when he has "important" things to say, and instead focus on other events in their daily lives. It's even more apparent when he's temporarily expelled from Otori Academy and loses his influence among the student body. Thus forcing him into becoming a nobody.

And with having lost the great war, his former NG Boys have no reason to continue following him and beat him up as retribution for his past transgressions. They along with the NG Girls openly laugh at what a loser he is and promise each other not to let someone like him boss them around anymore. And with no influence or status, all Akutaro can do is watch from the sidelines hoping that fate will be kind enough to defeat his enemies for him.

Though a major difference when it comes to both boys in regards to their pathetic states is that Saionji continues to have relevance in the story while Akutaro remains a bystander. Despite losing a fourth time to Utena in Season 3, he still sticks around as a Student Council Member and even works alongside Touga when he decides to stop Utena. He even brings up how questionable it is to follow the End of the World's ideals when he and the other council members don't know his true motivations. And although Akutaro does warn Arajin of the Honki People's true agenda and the danger they're in, he doesn't actively do anything afterwards. He mainly stays on the side watching the final battles play out. And it's more than likely he won't be able to do much when Matakara has his ultimate battle with Arajin.

Conclusion

Both Akutaro and Saionji start out as the first villains of the story that the audience is meant to dislike because of their cruel and power-hungry behaviors. The reason they transformed into dangerous men was because of a falling out they had with men they once admired in the past. As a result, they would work hard into becoming men with great authority all in the hopes of vanquishing the ones that wronged them and to prove how much better they are then them. The two are also shown to have practiced toxic masculinity given their horrid views of how women should be treated, their ideals on "might makes right" and how they refuse to engage in emotional vulnerability. And once they're defeated, they're brushed off to the side as comic relief while spectating the new battles that the heroes engage in.

And those are my thoughts on the similarities between these two jerks. I never imagined I would make this type of analysis post since I personally hate Saionji. I respect his role in RGU and understand his character in the long term, but men who hurt women while calling it love is something I will never forgive. Either way, I saw the similarities so I decided to put up with him for this analysis So what do you think of these thoughts and the roles of the two villains? If you agree or disagree with anything I’ve written, please feel free to reblog and/or comment with your own ideas. Thank you and may you have a great day/night!

#bucchigiri?!#revolutionary girl utena #bucchigiri #rgu spoilers #akutaro shindo #kyouichi saionji #touga kiryuu #kenichirou douman #toxic masculinity #gender norms #analysis #long post #eddy's posts #minato kai #sigma squad #ng boys

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kurakurakura99 · 8 months

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I think my most endearing trait Is I'll see something I like but doesn't get alot of attention be referenced on social media and I'll clap my little paws together in excitement waking up the entire neighborhood at 3 AM with HOLY FUCKING SHIT MASTER KENKAI BANCHO MENTIONED WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO or some inane bullshit. Puppying dog style, I believe

#Kurabarks

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jojosbabe · 4 years

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Remember its not that jotaro kujo doesn't wanna talk or communicate. He really does. He just doesn't know how to approach it in a way that it wont come off awkward.

As i feel he was often made fun of or manipulated a lot by people growing up. Not to mention he is from a mixed heritage. People tend to forget that. A LOT!

He growing up we saw was an absolute fucking sweetheart. Then he got older. So something happened. Most likely it was a way for him to survive in school. Like this shit really does happen people. Plus he's based after that classic bancho/Japanese delinquent trope. Bruh. Its not hard to understand if you know that type of anime. I highly recommend looking into these types of characters. Their quite fun.

He just sucks at communicating without it being awkward. Many people have him on the autistic spectrum and tbh i can understand why and see it myself

Jotaro like i said before many times reminds me of my boyfriend so im very critique with people writing him. Tho my boyfriend does have some josuke traits too

Most of jotaros actions i base around that.

I apologize if i am very critical with people writing jotaro. But i can't really help it when people just make him feel so flat.

There is more to him than yare yare daze and moody stotic ora ora.

And jotaro grew up in japan. He has japanese in him and has a Japanese father. He is probably gonna eat fish and seafood. Even if he's a marine biologist. Like why do people not think he'd eat seafood just because he loves the sea? Thats a really weird hc i saw that made me go. "Eh???"

But anyways. Im rambling.

I hope this gives some insight or a different perspective on jotaro.

You can take this or not i don't really care. I just personally feel like not many people can write or handle jotaro's character well. I honestly hate to say this but he got the wolverine treatment. Ugh i know this crap oh too well. It hurts my heart because i love strong gruff characters with big hearts. I hate to see people dilute them to be boring and flat. All for the sake of consumerism.

*personal post plz do not reblog*

#personal post #admin talks #not really a vent but more of thoughts of late #jotaro kujo #jojos bizarre adventure #jotaro #PERSONAL POST DO NOT REBLOG

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penthepoet · 4 years

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ohh i love this au!! kinda reminds me of this one fic i read that i cant remember, where the pt were all criminals (instead of metaverse shenanigans) and dating each other. dksgsv yu putting their "bancho" nickname to good use here. i love that they can lie straight-faced because a. being deadpan is just what he's about and b. the irony lol

Oh, yeah, edited the post to include one big detail - though he can lie straight faced, he’s still incredibly blunt and sometimes a little bit more brutal than usual. He acts on impulse from time to time too, and while those impulses can often lead into well-planned missions, they can also get him in trouble. He’s had to learn how to hold his tongue because when he gets mad, he can deliver the most searing, invective-filled rants filled with all the stuff he should be holding back. (Both of these traits get him and the Interrogation Team in trouble many times, but especially in one very specific instance Snap and I just plotted out that you guys will see later - much, much later.)

He, Nanako and Naoto are all autistic in this au, because it’s self-indulgence city for Snap and I here.

#yakuza au

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recentanimenews · 6 years

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The Manga Revue, 6/4/18

Do you remember that moment in your manga-reading journey when you discovered that there was a manga about golf? Or pachinko? Or train station bento boxes? I do: I’d just read an entry in Shaenon Garrity’s Overlooked Manga Festival series, and was astonished to discover that someone had written histories of Cup Noodle and 7-Eleven in manga form. I hadn’t been curious about the origins of either instant ramen or convenience stores, but the possibility of learning about them from manga was so irresistible that I tracked down copies. Neither Project X manga were good, exactly, but I found them oddly compelling, both for their sincerity and their attention to small but interesting details.

I had a similar experience with Heaven’s Design Team, a new edu-manga in the Kodansha Comics catalog that explains how different animal species are uniquely adapted to their environments. Its creative team has taken a bolder approach to their subject than Project X‘s, opting for humor over straightforward dramatization. The basic mode of storytelling, however, reminded me of Cup Noodle and 7-Eleven, relying heavily on talking heads to impart information.

Heaven’s Design Team, Vol. 1 Written by Hebi-Zou and Tsuta Suzuki, Art by Tarako Translated by Kodansha Comics, 142 pp. Rated E, for Everyone

Heaven’s Design Team has a faintly blasphemous premise: God is so busy running the world that He’s outsourced the creation of new animal and plant species to a crack team of designers. God still has a hand in deciding whether unicorns go into production or not, but He’s largely an invisible presence in the story, while the motley crew of consultants take center stage. Each designer has a signature animal — a horse, a cow, a snake, a bird — that he or she is trying to improve, and one well-defined personality trait — say, a fondness for lethal predators — that puts him or her into conflict with other team members.

That’s an imaginative strategy for teaching readers about the quirks of animal anatomy, but Heaven’s Design Team never quite finds its groove. Part of the problem lies with the authors’ dogged adherence to formula; at the beginning of every story, the design team fields an order from the Big Guy for an “adorably uncute animal” or “an animal that can eat tall plants,” then bickers their way to creating an actual species like the common egg snake, the giraffe, the armadillo, or the narwhal. Their design process yields nuggets of information about the creatures they’re envisioning that, at chapter’s end, turn out to be real attributes of real animals. So many of these factual tidbits are related through talking-head panels, however, that the manga often feels more like a PowerPoint presentation than a story, despite the authors’ attempts to make these info-dump conversations more animated with facial close-ups and dramatic poses.

From time to time, however, Heaven’s Design Team drops a joke that’s so weird or so well executed it earns a real laugh. In one scene, for example, two unicorns accidentally bump into one another, prompting a terse exchange straight out of Goodfellas. In another sight gag, Shimoda, the team’s most straight-laced member, visits the Insect Department, a division populated entirely by drones young men with identical haircuts and glasses. These fleeting moment last only a panel or two, but they hint at what the series might have been if the authors hadn’t suffered the same repetition compulsion as their characters. Your milage may vary.

What to Read in June

The review team at Adventures in Poor Taste (AiPT!) shares their favorite long-running manga, from Hunter x Hunter to Vinland Saga, while Anime News Network‘s critics compile a Spring 2018 Manga Guide. Over at the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, Brigid Alverson offers her picks for June’s best new manga.

New and Noteworthy

Cells at Work!, Vol. 1 (Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading)

Devilman: The Classic Collection, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Devilman: The Classic Collection, Vol. 1 (Publisher’s Weekly)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 1 (Brittany Vincent, Otaku USA)

Juana and the Dragonewts’ Seven Kingdoms, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Juana and the Dragonewts’ Seven Kingdoms, Vol. 1 (Thea Srinivasan, Comic Bastards)

Kenka Bancho Otome: Love’s Battle Royale, Vol. 1 (Liz, The Outerhaven)

Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 1 (Kory Cerjak, The Fandom Post)

Perfect World, Vol. 1 (Thea Srinivasan, Comic Bastards)*

RWBY: Official Manga Anthology, Vol. 1 (darkstorm, Anime UK News)

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Vol. 1 (Helen and Krystallina, The OASG)

Satan’s Secretary, Vol. 1 (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (Justin, The OASG)

Sorry for My Familiar, Vol. 1 (Jason Bradley Thompson, Otaku USA)

Star Wars: Lost Wars, Vol. 1 (J. Caleb Mozzocco, Good Comics for Kids)

Takane & Hana, Vol. 1 (Helen, The OASG)

Unmagical Girl, Vol. 1 (Faith Orcino, Anime Ushi)

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 (Pluto Burns, YouTube)

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)

Ongoing Series

7th Garden, Vol. 6 (Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin)

Again!!, Vol. 2 (Katherine Dacey, The Manga Critic)

Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 7 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

Cells at Work!, Vol. 2 (Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading)

The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 1 (Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin)

Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol. 30 (Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin)

Magi, Vol. 29 (Kory Cerjak, The Fandom Post)

Murcielago, Vol. 6 (Erica Friedman, Okazu)

My Hero Academia, Vol. 8 (Eric Cline, AiPT!)

My Monster Secret, Vol. 9 (Nick Creamer, Anime News Network)

One-Punch Man, Vol. 12 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

The Promised Neverland, Vol. 3 (Gabe Peralta, The Fandom Post)

Silver Spoon, Vol. 3 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)

From the Vault

Bakuman, Vol. 9 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

Honey so Sweet, Vol. 6 (Julie, Manga Maniac Cafe)

Princess Knight, Vols. 1-2 (SKJAM, SKJAM! Reviews)

Sugar Princess, Vol. 1 (Sakura Eries, The Fandom Post)

* Denotes a digital-first or digital-only release

By: Katherine Dacey

#Anime #News #Manga Bookshelf

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ironfist-clown-factory · 6 years

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The Nonkinaverse and You: Chapter 1 - The Nonkinaverse and Clowns as a Species

Well it’s time to kick off some World Building on this blog, and we’re starting with a double whammy: The Nonkinaverse itself, and Clowns as a Species in this ‘Verse.

<--THE NONKINAVERSE-->

The first thing that’s important to know about the Nonkinaverse is that it’s an OC Universe within an OC Universe, this main Universe being The Densetsuverse.

You see, Densetsuverse Clown, Kidd Clown, is a big fan of Japanese Manga and Anime, specifically Shounen series from the 1980/90′s like Fist of the North Star, Kinnikuman, Dragon Ball and City Hunter to name a few. Series’ about Muscle bound heroes fighting one another with tearful and manly friendships. It’s Kidd’s crack.

However Kidd has become fed up with what anime and manga has become in recent years: bland High School comedies, shitty fanservice that’s degrading to women, 100 different light novel adaptations being pumped out on a monthly basis. If it wasn’t for more recent anime and manga like JoJo’s or the more obscure Kongoh Bancho and Kengan Ashura (all of these series I mentioned I HIGHLY suggest giving a shot) he would have given up on both mediums.

But not wanting to just sit on his ass and complain, he decided to do something: Make his own Shounen Manga about Clowns fighting each other! And thus, Nonkina Ace: Clown Fighter!, was born!! (The name is derived from the story’s protag, Ace Nonkina)

Now about the Nonkinaverse itself (WARNING: Prepare for dumb Shounen tier writing and World Building): It’s actually not that different from the Densetsuverse, which in turn isn’t all that different from our own world, but it’s a world of fiction, so bat crazy shit happens in both Uni.

ANYWAYS, the world IS different in that the main center of the Nonkina Ace story, Diamond Star, is located in Upstate New York-Kyo, UPA (United Prefectures of America).

In the Nonkinaverse, World War 2 happened, but it happened differently. Instead of being an enemy to the US, Japan sided with America, and helped the country win the war.

Afterwards relations between the countries blossomed into something no one thought ever imaginable: The two countries formed a power-nation, transforming the United States into the United Prefectures. Much of the US stayed the same, but many cities and infrastructures adopted Japanese methods and aesthetics, making many parts of the US feel like Japan 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Yet Florida remains the same.

And with that out of the way, let’s talk about Clowns as a Species.

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Clowns in the Nonkinaverse are, I guess you can say, mutants? I could never really explain it, but they’re DNA comes from a fork in human DNA, and the differences are mostly in physical appearance, as well as other factors that MIGHT be biological?

Again this is just Shounen-tier bullshit, don’t expect anything clever or on the level as Stephen King.

At a very base level, Clowns and Humans share the same, near 1:1 traits as one another. However, several factors make Clowns, well, Clowns.

First is their height: Clowns in the Nonkiaverse are taller than humans. Just to give you an idea, the average height of an adult human is roughly around 5′6″. The height of an average adult Clown is around 7′2. Yeah. Clowns are a tall folk.

Next is their skin: 95% of all Clowns are porcelain white from head to toe. Clowns that fall into this include Ace, Johnny, Bucky and Ryosuke. There also exist Clowns who have the white face and colored body from the neck down, such as Sally, Marco (pre-Death), and Raymond.

These tend to be Human/Clown cross-breeds (aka, when a Clown loves a Human), but there exist cases where a Clown can be born with the white face and colored body and even Clowns born with no white skin at all, but these are extremely rare.

But the rarest Clowns of them all are albino Clowns: Albino Clowns are born with absolutely no pigmentation on their ENTIRE being. Literally, from their hair to their toes, no color. Even their iris lack colors in SUPER RARE cases. An example of an Albino Clown is Momotaro Jigu-Jo who remedies their Albinoism with make up, hair dye, etc.

This segways into the next factor of Nonkinaverse Clowns: These are without a doubt the most defining trait of a Clown. Clowns are born with naturally colorful hair, a matching nose.

I feel as if I don’t really need to explain this. These are just regular Clown traits that I used for the Nonkinaverse Clowns.

Well I guess I could explain a thing or two more in detail, such as the color of hair and noses. It’s typically decided like how the color of iris are, it’s all hereditary. EX. A Clown couple both have a similar shade of red hair, and their newborn child has the same color.

But there are the occasional Clownborn who’s color is mixed from both parents. EX. A Clown has Yellow hair and their lover has Blue hair, they have a baby and their color is green.

Noses also come a variety of shapes. Round, pointed, crooked, realistic where it looks like the color is painted on and so forth.

And lastly, let’s talk about the Crotchular reigion of Clowns: Male Clowns have Penises and the Female Clowns have Vaginas.

That’s right. No Tentabulges. None. Forbidden. BANNED. I’m not dealing with this shite again. I’m not gonna have any of this Homestuck level tier of nonsense with my Clowns.

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And that concludes the first lesson of ‘The Nonkinaverse and You’. Next time we’ll discuss Clown Culture of the Nonkinaverse. Until then your homework assignment is to start reading or watching any of the Manga or Anime I listed above as an influence on the Nonkinaverse.

Why? No particular reason. I just wanna show the world more of these great stories that get brushed off to the side unfairly.

Please give them a chance, they’re actually REALLY good. Trust me.

And now you’re dismissed.

#From The Factory Foreman #Nonkinaverse #Nonkina World Building #The Nonkinaverse and You #Clown OCs

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princeoftheironfist · 7 years

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Next up on the slate for the Nonkinaverse and Bounty Stars story is Smooth Jazz Dad, Goto Enpu!

Goto’s a bit of a Journeyman. In his High School days, he was a Gang Leader, after that he took up Bounty Hunting, becoming a veteran Hunter with his High School BFF, ultimately settling down and starting a family, now spending his time as a famous Smooth Jazz Musician.

That’s just the CliffNotes of Goto. His history and creation go back quite some time. So much so that I’ve gotta put the rest under a read more. Please give it a read!

First, the history of his creation and initial concept.

Long time followers and ignore-ers of my OCs and stories might remember a little something called Kenka Balatrum.

Long before Nonkina Ace and Bounty Stars, I tried my hand at another story about Fighting Clowns. Fighting Space Alien Clowns that is~

It focused on Bonch O. Flareguard, a Balatrum (shoutouts to @bechnokid for being cool with me using her Balatrum species) High Schooler who became a Delinquent to fight off Childhood bullies, before ultimately getting sucked into the world of Delinquency and Badass Over-The-Top 80′s/90′s Anime/Manga Fights.

Unfortunately, the project didn’t last long. It just kinda came and went for about a year, and whatever concepts that I liked, I reused/re-purposed for my other stories, namely New York Densetsu, and the two previously mentioned.

For example, the concept of Delinquent Souls was tweaked for NYD, while the general idea of Clowns as a species fighting one another would lead to Nonkina Ace and now Bounty Stars.

Also from this failed story was the idea for the Smooth Jazz Dad, Rebard L. Flareguard. Bonch’s dad was a great High School Gang leader, but ultimately left the world of Delinquency after his actions lead to the death of fellow Delinquent and Best Bro for Life, Taku, after inciting a huge gang war.

Having crawled out of a deep spiral with Depression, underage drinking and scaring his friends and family away, he picked his life back up through his new found passion for Jazz, bringing his gang along for the ride as his band ‘Taku’s 12 Angels’, or just ‘Taku’s 12′ later on.

But when Rebard caught wind of his son’s High School issues, he knew it was time to head back home to Rington to don his old Delinquent uniform once again, and teach his son the Family Way of Delinquency.

Such a cool idea, a shame that I left it to die...UNTIL NOW!!

Truthfully speaking, the idea never truly went away. The concept for Smooth Jazz Dad was just too good to abandon, but after scraping Kenka Balatrum in favor of New York Densetsu, I couldn’t really fit him anywhere into NYD, especially since I’ve already got a planned Mentor Mom character.

Then I started Nonkina Ace and the general Nonkinaverse. Again, I couldn’t fit him into it as Master Jigu-Jo would be the Mentor character for the protagonist, even taking some traits from Rebard (mostly his Headband design and Mentor status tbh).

But then I got the idea for Bounty Stars, and now I have somewhere he can be used, under the name Goto Enpu!!

Now admittedly some of his backstory is the same as his Kenka concept but with minor tweaks here and there, but I don’t care. Smooth Jazz Dad, my greatest character concept, FINALLY LIVES.

See if you can spot the reused ideas!!

In the Enpu Family, there’s two traditions.

Tradition 1: At some point in life, an Enpu family member will be a Delinquent in some form or fashion, or become another type of Fighter.

Tradition 2: Become a Bounty Hunter.

And being born into this family, Goto went and became both.

In his High School days, he quickly rose to the top and became one of the most respected Gang Leaders in New Yor-Kyo, with his Best Friend and Right Hand Man Toki at his side, a lead pipe that he wields like a Katana in the other.

Unfortunately High School doesn’t last forever, and being Delinquents doesn’t exactly mean a lot of Career opportunities post leaving School. The gang split up and went their separate ways, save for Goto and Toki who kept their Fighting Spirits going by taking up Bounty Hunting. And just like with their High School days, the two rose to the top, becoming Legends in their time.

But tragedy struck. A botched job left Toki dead, and Goto depressed (but not as depressed as Kenka Rebard). Goto stepped down and retired from Bounty Hunting, going off on his own to find himself again. On his travels, he became fascinated with Jazz and how it’s Grooves can move one’s soul.

He came back home, learned to play the Saxophone, and started a band with his former Gang Members, forming Toki’s 17 and becoming a famous Saxophone Musician and sometimes Vocalist.

Nowadays he resides in the waterfront town of Marina Port in Maverick, Neo-Texas with his wife, and son Bancho Enpu, whom Goto trained and mentored during Bancho’s High School and early Bounty Hunter days with Bancho’s best friend, Yankii J.

And despite giving up the Bounty buisness, Goto still likes to go out and rough up dumb punks who don’t know better. You just can’t snuff out the fighting spirit of an Enpu!

Now let’s talk personality: Goto’s exactly what you think when you think Smooth Jazz Dad. Super laid back, uses hip lingo like ‘Daddy-o’ and what not. I mean Smooth Jazz Dad is a good enough descriptor already!

Next is Fight Style: While Goto isn’t a slouch when it comes to hand-to-hand fisticuffs, he preferred way of dishing out the hurt is with trusty, not-rusty, Lead Pipe named Betsy, which he wields like a Katana!

It’s not just in how he swings and holds it. Thanks to channeling Clown-Po into it as he wields it, Betsy Slices and Dices almost anything! Even diamonds!

Time for the fun part! Let’s talk about his music career! Or more specifically, the types of Jazz and music he does!

Early in his career, Toki’s 17′s music mostly told stories of he and his gang’s Delinquency, the days of an era gone by, including a song that was a ballad about his fallen best friend and right hand man.

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Then came the more mature phase of the band. This era could be summed up as having a Huey Lewis and The News kind of a vibe, while still having one or two songs about his Delinquent and Bounty Hunting days.

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And now we arrive at modern Toki’s 17. It’s all Rippingtons and Toshiki Kadomatsu-esque grooves from here on in.

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And that’s the Smooth Jazz Dad, Goto Enpu!! Boy it finally feels good to have him made after so long! If’n ya got any questions, feel free to ask~! I encourage it even~!!

#Reblog please!!#This guy took literally years to make!!#Clown #Clowns #Goto Enpu #Bounty Stars #Nonkinaverse #Eric World OCs

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courage-a-word-of-justice · 7 years

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ACCA 11 - 12 (FINAL) | Classicaloid 24...plus anticipated anime of spring 2017.

Let’s shuffle the anime of spring 2017 out of the way first, since I’ll need the list to be easily accessible later on. I’ve been busy lately, so apologies for anyone who thinks this post is a little too short compared to the usual. In order of hype, and dependent on licences as always:

Definite watches:

Boku no Hero Academia 2

Potentially high performers:

Grimoire of Zero

Seikai Suru Kado (although with the CG I have my doubts)

Kenka Bancho Otome (although it’s ten minutes an ep and thus may not handle its plot well, I can always make more time for shorts compared to normal eps)

Potentially medium to low performers:

Kabukibu

Re:Creators

Sagrada Reset

Haine

SukaSuka

Twin Angel Break

Tsukigakirei (added due to ANN)

Trying out at least one episode:

Alice to Zouroku (added due to ANN)

Laughing Salesman (added due to ANN)

Love Tyrant (added due to ANN)

Armed Girls Machiavellism (added due to ANN)

Room Mate

You’d think I want Love Kome, right?...Sorry, that premise weirded me out as soon as I saw it. Same with the gum premise they had a while back where the girl was a tooth.

(ACCA 11)

I’m still kinda torn as to whether Furuwau is based off Saudi Arabia or India. Maybe it’s both.

The thing about autonomy is that even though you may want to be charitable at times, your neighbours might not. That’s basically politics and resource sharing at its core.

That gun looks so beautiful. I don’t even like guns (although they’re cool if they’re used in stories), and I’m saying this…

Schwan is such a tsundere, I’m telling you.

I assume it says “ACCA Centennial Commemoration”. (I’ve been eating bread while watching this episode, and…ACCA goes well with bread because ACCA features a lot of bread.)

Welp, I guess that trio would naturally gossip about relationships, eh?

“Prince Schwan arrival.”

Ooh, you can feel the tension in the air, alright!

(ACCA 12)

Here’s farewell to another show…

See, I felt the tension last ep.

They didn’t save much budget for this ep, did they? It serves to amp up the tension, like the lull before the storm.

I really like Schwan’s jacket’s colour. Did I say that earlier? No?

Schwan’s tsundere traits show again, LOL.

“Movement Request” – aka “Transfer Request”.

I thought Mauve was always the highest-ranker in ACCA? I guess she was the second highest, then.

Furuwau left! Oh wow.

Is there some end of credits segment? I feel like there is.

…there is! However, Jean does look kinda tired in it…

That’s it for now,, we’ll meet again someday. Come by any time you want discussions on ACCA or any of the other anime I’m watching, ‘kay? (Plus, did I ever mention how poetic the episode titles for ACCA are?)

(Classicaloid 24)

I heard Classicaloid’s getting a season 2…? The frenetic energy of the show is not something I’d do without, but the mostly episodic nature of the show makes it hard to take seriously for most people.

Mitsuru seems to use a hybrid Windows/Mac. It has the Windows taskbar, but a Mac colour scheme for the folders (at least, the names of the folders can be coloured that way). Mostly Windows, though…you’re asking me why I analyse fictional people’s OSes? It’s because it’s a lot like spotting cultural references – it’s fun to do and it can really enhance your experience of a show if you know what OS people use. By the way, the red text appears to be Command Prompt.

There’s a battle starting, and all I can focus on is the javelin-throwing statue in the back, LOL.

Beethes needs to be in a Kit Kat ad, LOL. Give the man a coffee Kit Kat!

“Music isn’t the kind of thing that’s ever-present…”

Oh. My. Gosh. They’re going to face off against…ALIENS! No wonder they called for an s2! However, there is some bad news. As of the time of typing, my streaming service says that it’ll be 120 days until I can watch the finale. I can’t wait one third of a year just to watch a standard length episode…Update: I informed my streaming service and it was corrected.

They’ve animated the backgrounds of the pictures this time. It looks really cool on Cho-chan’s background, because it looks like volume levels fluctuating.

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