In the first half, a bored Mizuki sees Kurama on TV and decides to travel to Tokyo to get some pointers on acclimation to human culture. When he arrives, he is appalled by the level of pollution, crass rudeness, and monetary system. He ends up being invited to a TV Tokyo party by one of Kurama’s handlers. Trying a drink from a drunken man, he falls ill, and wakes up under the care of a young woman also new to the city and struggling to fit in, but is determined not to give up. Mizuki thanks her for helping him by giving her some of his homemade sake.

In the second half, Nanami takes Tomoe to an amusement park, where he repeatedly refuses to talk about a hairpin he has and who it may belong to. He does eventually have genuine fun on the roller coaster, and fixes her hair in a bun but later on when he denies having known and loved Yukiji, Nanami runs off in distress. She ends up riding the ferris wheel at night alone, but when she accidentally messes up her bun, the hairpin falls out, and Tomoe suddenly joins her in the ferris wheel car, telling her it was a gift for her all along.

Another great two-parter from a series that’s been very consistent in the quality of its storytelling. Mizuki isn’t the least annoying character in the world, but a fish-out-of-water segment works out perfectly for him, as his arrogance is set aside and his confidence put to the test. Simply put, Tokyo eats Mizuki alive in short order, and it’s pretty amusing to watch him fumble his way around town. Fortunately fate smiles upon him, as he meets up with Kurama, then meets a kindred spirit who lends him a helping hand, lifting his spirit in the process. This girl doesn’t even get a name, but she sounded an awful lot like Orihime Inoue (Matsuoka Yuki), and we really liked what we saw of her. This series doesn’t skimp, even on minor characters.

The second part, Nanami is in high spirits over a day of activities Tomoe didn’t even verbally agree to, and then she gets suspicious over that hairpin, which she assumes was Yukiji’s. The thing is, after running away from him, she never presses him on why he said he never knew any such woman, and continues to insist he knows nothing about women, including her. Is he lying, or is there something up with his memories? We were right there with Nanami in his past, so we’ll go with that for now. Regardless of his presumed inexperience with human women, he’s got a live one in Nanami, and it’s clear he cares about her beyond his duties as her familiar. If he just wants to “live [with her] in the here and now”, she’s fine with that.

Rating: 8 (Great)

She licked food off of her lips.  That’s right!  She’s discovered how to get that stray rice grain off of her lip instead of letting it fall onto or into her clothes.  How’s that for mundane?

Oh yeah, and she had her first totally solid poop today.  Not mundane.  This is a bigger milestone, I think.

For my readers who have kids, what did you get excited about?

Getting a gear out of her toy box.

She’s concentrating so much on her toys.

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The first half is the story of how Mikage met a listless Tomoe, shortly after Yukiji died. Mikage brings him to his shrine, nurses him back to health, and makes him his familiar, with emphasis on “taming” him and making him more friendly to humans. In the second half, Nanami is dragged to a karaoke mixer, but Mizuki, Tomoe, and Kurama are keeping an eye on things in the next booth. When one of the guys makes a move on Nanami, Tomoe takes him out and tells her they’re going home. Nanami thinks he’s irritated because she was with another guy; he doesn’t deny it.

Ah, a two-story episode…and a good one at that, with both halves more than pulling their weight. In fact, while the events vary greatly from one to the other, the first informs the second very nicely. Mikage comes across a wild, hopeless, defeated Tomoe, overcome by grief from Yukiji’s death. Mikage saved him and drove him to become stronger. Tomoe professes that he’s come to detest humans because they’re so weak. But threatening to devour nice young ladies only trying to thank him…is weak. Mikage teaches him this, then  suddenly disappears, and Nanami takes his place 20 years later. You can’t help but wonder what the old earth god’s intentions were.

Tomoe thought he’d put both romantic entanglement with (Yukiji) and outright contempt for humans behind him, but whether he’s starting to feel something for Nanami (who very obviously adores him) or he’s just afraid of another master abandoning him, Tomoe is never far from her side, even at a karaoke mixer. Rather than scold him for stalking her, she’s actually flattered that he’s so irritated by her hanging out with other guys (at least that’s what she thinks is the case). We’d be loath not to mention the best segue to the ending yet, with an unexpected karaoke-style rendition of the ED courtesy of Kurama. Seriously, that kicked ass.

Rating: 8 (Great)

Tomoe’s cold is evolving.  It started out as just a runny nose, not unlike Niagara Falls.  Constant snot falls.  Tonight, as I was feeding her dinner, she made big snot bubbles with her nose.  Every time she breathed out, big bubbles came out of her nose.  But that’s not all.  Last night, she started coughing.  She isn’t coughing a lot, but it’s a very typical looking cold.  Despite this, she’s still got a tremendous amount of energy. Even with a cold, she doesn’t slow down.

Tonight, after being fed and given some very warm formula, she refused to sleep for more than an hour.  She spent that time talking to herself in bed, until she finally started crying.  Still hungry.  So, I fed her some more formula, that’s 350 mL in 1 1/2 hours, and she finally fell asleep.  Hopefully, she’ll still be asleep when we go to bed.

Tomorrow’s my day off, and it’ll be a day of rest for us.

We’ve been hoping to get her to a baby centre these days, but thanks to her cold, we’ll have to start after she’s recovered.

On an unrelated note, she continues to say random words assembled with random syllables.  She has now said “Japan,” “yellow,” and now “bad idea.”

On the last day of November, Tomoe had an exciting day out.  We went to Shonan Terrace Mall at Tsujido to meet with a friend and her daughter.  We all spent some time at Kid-o-Kid, a children’s play area.  I’ve shown pictures from there before, but that was her half year birthday, and she wasn’t able to stand on her own yet. This time, she could do a lot more, and was quite mobile.  I think I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Playing with a toy in the baby area.

She’s sitting on the colourful floor with our friend’s daughter in pink.

Tomoe’s having a blast inside a little tent.

4 months ago, this made her cry. Now, she loves it.

Tomoe and friend in the ball pit.

She’s all alone!

She’s not ready to jump on her own.

Tomoe loves playing with gears. She has some at home, and spends a long time turning them.

She’s got a big, red one!

Playing with dolls with her friend.

Tomoe gets so excited with mirrors.

She loves seeing herself in the mirror.

This is something she can’t figure out yet.

Back to the ball pit. This is fun!

Standing up in the ball pit. She enjoyed sliding down the slope behind her.

Tomoe the fly and her princess friend.

Tomoe couldn’t see well, the hat kept falling over her eyes.

Matching flies.

Blind Tomoe fly on the right, but I’m not sure what her friend is thinking.

I’d like to thank my friend for coming along with us.  It was fun.

今度こそ by しょういん

Oh, I’m so sorry. You were hoping for something that emphasized more of the glamor than the gloom…

Here:

･ﾟ✿。ﾟ。❀ﾟ・ by hakusai

Table of Contents

1. What’s in the Title
2. Overview
3. Rating
4. Spoiler Commentary
   4.1  Character Analysis
   4.2  Story Analysis
   4.3  That Choice Rigamarole and Kyubey is Impossible
   4.4  Soundtrack Analysis
   4.5  Art Critique
5. Fan Artwork
   5.1  DeviantArt
   5.2  Pixiv

In case you’re wondering: I manually typed in the sub-category numbers. There’s no button on WordPress for letting you do that.

And now to begin one of the longest WordPress posts I’ve made thus far… (over 3500 words)

What’s in the Title

Title: Puella Magi Madoka Magica. If you try to look it up in Japanese it’s 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ (the romaji is “Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica”) meaning “magic girl Madoka magic”. “Puella” is Latin for “girl” and “magi” is like a wise-man or magician. They used Latin for the English title for hype.

Overview

Ever heard of Faust? It’s the name of a story by a German, Johann Goethe (“ger-teh”), about a doctor (named Faust) who makes a contract with the devil in exchange for whatever he wants – several years of luck, I believe. Once the time is up, the devil gets to take the guy’s soul. A similar story is the American film “The Devil and Daniel Webster”.

This story is similar to Faust – it focuses on a single girl, named Madoka Kaname, who has been offered the chance to get one wish granted – ANY wish – in exchange for her to go fight wishes. There’s a catch… actually several… in this peculiar world.

Anime similar to this:

• Shakugan no Shana
• Haruhi Suzumiya (pick one)

Rating

• Story – 9/10 – Excellent. Every story has holes (this one has big ones), but if you take it as a whole and for what it’s trying to say, it’s very well thought out.
• Characters – 6/10 – Mild moe. All but one is naive. They fit the story even if they seem horribly undeveloped.
• Sound track – 5/10 – Nothing special (I thought they were good choices, though sometimes they made a funky mix with the show).
• Directing – 5/10 – Average. Nothing that bugged me, but I imagine it could have been better.
• Art – 5/10 – Average professional, but random images make fight scenes look derpy.

Brief Review

This brief review does NOT address specific plot details or characters. It’s better as a story if you discover those things yourself If you want to know about characters, see the wikipedia article.

Okay, so what can I tell you? Quite a bit actually.

The story looks through a particular lens on the state of humanity and not a good one at that. It’s based off of the idea of karma, gently put: the good or bad of your past effects you in the future. Or, more bluntly, the good and evil in life must balance back out to zero, contrary to the optimist (and notably more Christian) idea that things can get better. For every person you bless, things should get better. Not so in this world. When it all comes down to it, either the rules have to be broken or humanity will be stuck in a permanent pit.

If you find yourself to be unsound in your religion, needless to say, watching this show isn’t going to help. It mixes karma, Christian cults, witchcraft, and deification in a kind of unholy blend that the Japanese don’t seem to mind for the sake of entertainment.

Story wise, though, it’s a thriller. If you overlook the religious aspect and put-it-in-its-own-world so-to-speak, as the writer expects, the story has a mostly consistent, entertaining, action-packed plot.

The anime is too dark for kids, though teens and up should be fine. It’s not scary enough to not watch before going to bed.

If you like moe, don’t expect glitter in your eyes, sorry. This show has no intention of drawing fandom of that type, not even with the tiniest flick of fan-service.

Hinted spoilers (to help you know what to expect):

The show is geared towards girls, but it’s not a romance. There is nudity (in the opening and end) and what appears to be a near-homosexual relationship between two characters just based on the opening, but that’s not even touched on much less developed in the show. It makes sense if you believe, as I do, the creators were trying to emphasize the closeness of the friendship of the two characters rather than any sexual intentions, and in the former case, it was developed.

The story has some elements common in sci-fi, particularly Star Trek. How’s that? Alien from outer space (that, of course, despite superior intelligence, doesn’t understand humans), time travel where the past and future get changed and new timelines are created (also called “multiverse theory”), characters you don’t like who turn out to be good, or yes and the person clothed in red inevitably dies. Other than that, this story branches off entirely.

—————– end hinted spoilers

Before you go watching, I recommend getting pumped for it with the AMV that got me to try out the show:
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19370758

No Niconico Douga account? Pity. You can still listen to the music here:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDcwNzg5MjQ0.html

Where to watch?

Currently, it’s on Crunchyroll.com, free to watch (no premium account needed).

Spoiler Commentary

I assume you’ve already watched the show. Thus, this is what it appears to be: observation, commentary, and ranting… or we could call this “analysis” and make me feel qualified. Having watched the entire show twice over the course of only 5 days, I feel quite qualified to talk about it (and at some point in the future, I’ll look back at this and, talking to myself, say, “Now, why the heck did you say all this the way you did?”).

Character Analysis

The story is about high school girls (and it appears to be sometime in the future or some world with tech and architecture different from the modern world). Naturally, they are naive, even selfish individuals. There’s guff about some of the characters, especially Madoka, being “underdeveloped”. Problems with this, just from the obvious standpoint: 1) Madoka is a young high school girl, so of course she seems flat – she doesn’t have much of a character; 2) there were only 12 episodes in which tell the story, and Madoka’s not the main character.

That’s right: Madoka Kaname is not the main character. She’s the protagonist, but the main character is Homura Akemi. Why? – The story tells of the last attempt of Homura to change the future. It’s her path, it’s the destiny she’s trying to change. Yes, she’s changing it for Madoka, but it’s her choices and efforts that are shaping the future. Madoka is, in this final path, a bystander watching everyone else’s choices and trying to base her’s off of theirs.

Madoka is said to be lacking confidence. Mm, that’s not necessarily true. She believes she’ll have confidence if she changes. What she wants is to change – to be something valuable to someone else. She fails to see she is valuable to her family and especially to Homura. And that’s what the story concerns – Homura’s love for Madoka – as revealed in the bench scene in episode 8 when Homura saves Madoka from wasting her only wish, states her feelings (indirectly), and then Kyubey discovers Homura’s plan is to change the future.

Homura, being the main character, is the most developed of all of them. Brilliantly planned out – there’s an explanation for everything she does. (Well, almost.) Despite caring about Madoka, she doesn’t seem to care much about Madoka’s friends. Typical teen: pick who you like and don’t care about their friends. Sayaka Miki dies. “Oversight on my part.” No kidding, and yet, she’s deceptively mature: it appears she thinks through her actions (which to some extent is true) but really she’s just trying to figure out how to get out of the mess. She’s trying time and time again, and thus she has practically lived a full year beyond her classmates. Sound like thinking through actions? – No, just failing over and over.

Homura has great determination. She makes that naive statement that she’ll repeat the cycle forever until she finds the right way out, but who doesn’t say that? She’s made it several times through the cycle – *tips hat to that*.

Sayaka Miki. Naive, strong willed, aspiring warrior for justice. There’s a character like that in every book, but this one they get to trash even though she’s the best friend. For being in the story quite awhile and talked about the most, her full personality is established immediately… and is rather straightforward and boring. She’s a teen.

Mami served her purpose and was done. She was the perfect toss-out character. It was understandable why she was likeable to the main characters, she had her own character developed (and it came off strong), and it was understandable why she was disposed of. The death scene was rather… like, she just stood there? Seriously? Had it happened in fast motion, you wouldn’t be able to tell what was going on, but the creature wasn’t moving fast enough at that point to be convincing of such a move. Whatever. Not important.

Story Analysis

I noted above that the anime is similar to Shakugan no Shana and those of Haruhi Suzumiya. The later is obvious: god woman. But all three of them have something in common, along with Clannad and a host of other anime: a world connected to our own and yet separate from it. Shana’s is probably the most similar world, since it’s a direct tie to the current world and comes with the presence of villains. Another similarity with Shakugan no Shana is that the “good guys” (or, rather, girls) are fighting each other in the beginning and end up teaming up in the end. Why everyone can’t start on the same side? – Survival of the fittest?

Applause to the writer, Gen Urobuchi, for writing a very self-consistent, story, despite the time loops, mess of physics, and reinvention of the rules of metaphysics.

The writing shines in episode 10. Episode 10 tells the whole story, explains everything that’s going on, and is shown just in time to completely revert whatever negative view of Homura you had and make the finish meaningful. It shows that everything hinges on this time sequence – “alternate timeline” – telling us it’s the final one (or at least indicative of the subsequent repetitions of the cycle).

Now, we can’t end it at that. Homura has to make everything meaningful to Madoka, which she does halfway through episode 11. The presentation of this was excellent as well – it’s easy to see Madoka, a kind-hearted individual, clearly understood what Homura said and took it to heart.

The depressing part is that the ending is bittersweet. Homura is stuck fighting a new enemy (Why can’t Madoka get rid of that and Kyubey?), Madoka is forgotten by everyone except Homura (in a specific universe / alternate timeline), and the other girls are still dead (in the current universe). As history is rewritten, they seem to appear again (Note that this is because they would no longer become Magical Girls to fight witches because witches don’t exist) and Sayaka dies off differently. In the scene revealing that, Homura is on good terms with Mami and Kyōko and carries with her Madoka’s red ribbon.

If you’re REALLY over analytical, you might check out the ideas on Homura’s timeline on the Puella Magi wiki.

And now for more ranting…

That Choice Rigamarole
and
Kyubey is Impossible

And the ultimate wish is… To become like god. It’s kind of obvious that its allowed once you learn the rules of wishing. It’s the huge hole in the writing: how can Kyubey grant such a wish? But it’s all for that purpose of answering the question: is there any wish worth having in exchange for your soul?

The answer given is “to become like God”. Actually, that’s the intended answer. It’s offered, and even forced at the end. “You want to become a god?” asks Kyubey. Madoka’s response is along the lines of “If that’s what it takes to get my wish / I don’t care”. Madoka’s actual wish is very world-specific: to erase the beginning of all witches, including her own transformation (granted, “with [her] own hands”). For once, a smart wish. Except, as some might note, she didn’t wish to become god (unless it was necessary), in which case, she could have not only rewritten history but prevented herself from becoming a witch without having to wish for an erasing of the beginning of all witches. She could have erased her soul gem and restored her own body. Being god has it’s perks… or does it? I’ll analyze that in a moment, but first, let’s sweep away the magic monkey.

If Kyubey were real…
He/it might look more like a rat and a cat than this.. hm…

Kyubey, somehow an intelligent being that can grant any wish and yet can’t do it himself. Oh yeah, and he can step outside of time and then forget everything (see episode 12). He know about the rules of wishes but can’t make a wish himself. All this is based off of defying entropy and encapsulating neurons in a shell that can step outside of time and still animate the body in real time. Brilliant! Now, this Kyubey is an alien because it’s rational to think that white cat-like creatures will have telepathic conversations and be far more advanced than humans while still never being able to figure out human emotions for OVER 9000 years. This creature has more holes than Homura shot in him throughout the show. It’s the embodiment of impossible dreams. And it keeps coming back. Forget 9 lives like your traditional cat; it’s got OVER 9000!

Kyubey is also dishonest (we all knew that). “You tricked me/us,” they cried when the girls discovered the truth about what was going on. Kyubey’s response? “You didn’t ask.” Tricking, by nature, can be excluding important facts that may otherwise alter the final decision if they are known. Hence, Kyubey did try to trick Madoka, despite his seemingly innocent lie that he didn’t.

Do you care about about cows? he asks. My response?
Eat mor chikin.
I’m rational, he says. Reason is directed towards something. It’s never unbiased. Pacifism is reasonable in some senses, and war and violence is reasonable in other senses.

I always find his line in episode 10 funny. When Madoka takes out Walpurgisnacht in one shot and dies, Kyubey speaks about his energy collection duty: “We’ve almost fulfilled our quota.” … What? That’s one big energy bill. Makes sense if they needed to spend thousands of years to get there, but still – “almost satisfactory”.

Speaking of impossible dreams, let’s go back and address that god-size issue.

The first time anyone wanted to be like God, they were thrown out of heaven. That was Satan. Then he took advantage of the desire of Adam and Eve (representative of humanity even if not real people) to want to be like God and tricked them into choosing that wish via eating the forbidden fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Since then, humanity has gone in a downward spiral. Choosing to be like God in that respect – being equal in knowledge with Him – turned out to be a trick. Satan, who wasn’t tricked, but was blinded by his own pride, fell because he didn’t take heed and stay in his place. He tried to elevate himself to the place of god, and he’s tricked numerous humans (notably emperors) into attempting the same stunt.

God said He is God and pretty much crushed or will crush the resistance. Trying to be like God by putting yourself on His plane isn’t such a good idea.

What about in Madoka’s world? There are some differences. First, if there is a god, he isn’t doing diddly squat to protect people from Kyubey and the evil running rampant from that creature. Kyōko prays to god once (when she’s attacking the witch form of Sayaka the final time), but there’s no response. Second, if there is a god, he doesn’t seem to mind another god being present or do anything to prevent it.

And you think it’s bad here and that evil dominates the world? The only evil here is what mankind brings on itself (including what’s called “man’s inhumanity to man”). Aside from that, God doesn’t let the enemy do much more than talk to us (unless we want more). But now I’m on a small religious rant, so let me spare you and move on…

Soundtrack Analysis

I kind of liked “Connect” by ClariS before I heard of the show, so it’d be unfair to say the soundtrack was good just because of that. In actuality, it was rather peculiar. It made things start on a lighthearted note even though the main ending theme indicated that they obviously ended on a bad note.

The background music was a good selection. It was forgettable, as most background music is. There could have been more. It might have been nicer to have more, but no big deal.

Art Critique

Seems like someone sat on Google for a couple afternoons and downloaded the most random images they could find to use for the witch scenes. I have to applaud them for putting it together professionally – they fits seamlessly with the show – but it looks indescribably stupid.

The character designs are borderline chibi.It almost makes me think I could do something like this… Yeah right.

The overall production, however, is average professional, sometimes alittle above at times, sometimes below. Yes, I said above average (here’s looking at Gundam Wing). By this, I’m commenting on the backgrounds and scenery, which for the most part were decent… or adequate, to use a big word.

Meh. I’ll probably critique myself later and say it was cheap… or say it was excellent (after I reattempt to watch Escaflowne). Can you tell I’m undecided?

FAQ

• Q: Can a guy become a magical girl in that world?

Yes… I mean no. Guys can’t be girls. They could become magical, as Kyubey says, but Kyubey’s race decided to work with only teenage females because they experience the greatest fluctuation in their emotions.

Links to original images:
“Yoroshii naraba” by hatsuko
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2″ by YDane

• Q: Are witches good?

English is a funny language, and often translations to English are funny. In the show, the magical powers came from an alien. How he got them is a mystery (actually, it’s story mechanics, and one of the HUGE holes left by the author). The alien gives them to the girls. He’s not the devil, so technically speaking, the girls wouldn’t be “witches” if we say that witchcraft comes from Satan (though Kyubey is representative of that role in Faust). Hence, real witches are bad. “Witches” in this show means something else.

• Q: Can we defy entropy?

Brownian motion is the closest thing to that. We can’t utilize it (yet).

• If you were put in Madoka’s position, what would you wish for?

… I’d wish to be put back in this universe where God is in control (and He could prevent me from turning into a monster or witch). Seriously, I’d rather be here with God and be who I am than be god.

Fan Artwork

While I’d like to get a piece of everything, most people are only interested in drawing people. Hence, if it looks like there’s a bias towards people, it’s from the plethora of images available.

Deviant Art

Turns out, there’s a ton of cosplay on DeviantArt. Had there been less, it might have made the job of sorting through images less boring. I did find a few things you might find interesting.

Let’s start with the impossible:

Kyubey vector by xLlamax

Tomoe mami by mamuru1

“Her Fate is Sealed” by Adeshark

“Madoka Magica: Miki Sayaka” by Sa-Dui

“madoka” by Masan1

Oh, I’m sorry. Kawaii overdose. Need something more like the original? Or rather, something that doesn’t look like a direct copy?

“Homura Akemi” by DormantDays

“KYOUKO IS COOL” by Noirrac

Thanks to metalsnakzero for his folder of favorites that made it easy to find the following:

“Promise to Protect You” by Otosama

“Walpurgis Daybreak” by DYUEI

DYUEI has another similar work worth viewing if you like their style.

“2″ by joodlez

“MADOKA KANAME” by mu-h

Once again, those images were favorites of metalsnakezero on DeviantArt. He’s got a ton more to check out.

KyoukoSakuraFC gallery was the most colorful and rich gallary I found. Samples:

“Happy Holiday” by GXsion

“mahou shoujo tachi” by abondz

Other notably works from that gallery:

• “Madoka Magica” by akome1206
• “Madoka Fanbook cover” by Kenneos
• “Kyoko Sakura” by LisVanPiece
• “Best Friends” by trudyfish

Another work you might check out:
“Sayaka Miki” by pcmaniac88, also called PeaChArt – a Japanese artist posting on DA. And on that note, I transition to Pixiv.

Pixiv

Phew! It took awhile to sort through hundreds of images, but I did manage to find a few things of interest. Oddly enough, I had an easier time finding eye-catching works on DeviantArt than on Pixiv (and spent less time there).

If there appears to be a bias in the images towards Homura, it may – just may – have something to do with the fact that my query for “暁美ほむら” (Akemi Homura) appeared to turn up better results than the one for “魔法少女まどか☆マギカ” (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica), so I browsed it more thoroughly.

ほむほむ by 悠

暁美 ほむら by Tong PenQ

Tong PenQ also has another drawing I’m too lazy to post.

(╹ε╹ グレイ) has alot of good works for fans of this anime to check out. It appears they like the relationship between Kyōko Sakura (佐倉 杏子) and Sayaka Miki (美樹 さやか). Beware: as the given image indicates, it’s borderline chibi (but not quite).

みんみ兵 did three worth viewing, including one I’m not going to post.

もう怒ったわよ by みんみ兵

唯々萌 has a collection of fan art for this anime, although it’s hard to tell if they are the source of any of it because it’s mixed in with things they obviously didn’t do. Example of the artwork:

ほむほむぅ by 唯々萌

焔 posted by 翠霞
No art program was given for its creation.

More images…

• 世界を変える力が by hatsuko
• ほむほむ by 木野きの
• めがほむ by サクヤモチ
• アンタもアタシもポッキー by サクヤモチ
• まどほむ by サクヤモチ
• まどマギ by おつゆ/3日目東ヤ-59b
• まどか by ブル

Others you might find somewhat interesting but I’m definitely not spending time to upload and link here:

• 鹿目さんを守り隊 by めたる☆さかな << one of the few that actually resembles (in a simple way) the actual character without being a direct copy
• あんことさやか by うた
• ☆まどか☆ by みきせ
• えがお by シャペソン○太

And an addendum since it’s apparently easier to stumble on these works when you aren’t looking for them.

おると also has a few works to check out, as does PeaCh＠3日目東二-20a, e.g. 鹿目 まどか.

ファルまろ also has some works with a unique style. e.g. this one.

笑顔 by やな

Nanami travels to the past with Mizuki, but finds that Tomoe took the Dragon King’s eye so he could give it to his lover Yukiji, who is deathly ill. Rather than snatch it as Mizuki suggests, Nanami helps her swallow it, and then returns to the present. They track down Isohime, who agrees to draw out the Dragon Eye within Nanami at the cost of 30 years of her life. But once it’s out, she also tries to take her earth deity mark, leading Mizuki to contract (kiss) with Nanami to protect her. They travel by tortoise taxi to the Dragon King’s palace, accompanied by someone who turns out to be the Turtle Queen. Nanami “rescues” Tomoe and embraces him, telling him her feelings for him won’t change no matter what.

Thought Nanami’s adventure into the past would occupy the bulk of the episode, and that her love and resolve would be tested against a different kind of Tomoe? We did. Yet the time travelling lasted less than five minutes. That setting had a lot of potential, but the episode had other plans and moved on quickly. We continue to be impressed with the wealth of ideas this series is constantly spooning out, and the confidence and precision with which it shuffles them around. It turns out, Tomoe wasn’t stealing the eye because he was a selfish trickster, but to save the life of the woman he loves. Nanami can’t exactly snatch the eye and leave her to die, so a new plan is needed.

This involves making another deal with another deity (Isohime), though it quickly goes sour, and a sudden but not altogether unexpected thing happens: Mizuki contracts with Nanami. Now she has two bishies at her beck and call. But the theme of remuneration continues when by chance Nanami shares a cab with the Turtle Queen. She loses her haori out the window, but she doesn’t get upset; making it was enjoyable and its own reward. Mizuki ultimately retrieves it, and it’s returned to her as ‘payment’ for Tomoe. The queens attitude makes omething clicks in Nanami – she’s sitting around waiting for Tomoe to return her feelings, something she can’t control. So she’s going to stop waitin’ and worryin’ and start doin’.

Rating: 9 (Superior)

Et aussi parce que Kurama est trop sexy

Et aussi parce que Mizuki est vraiment trop craquant

Enfin voilà vous comprendrez peut-être pourquoi ces trois personnages sont les personnages principaux de ma fiction…

Fiction à laquelle je n’ai encore pas créer de résumer. Enfin bref…

I don’t have any pictures this time, but I do have some news.  Tomoe took 2 steps while standing up without any support.  While it’s not quite walking, it’s a step in the right direction!

More than ever, she’s reaching up whenever we walk past her, and we definitely know what she wants.  She wants to be picked up.  She’s also laughing a lot these days.  Very happy baby!  One thing that I taught her is “high 5.”  I’ve been working on it for the past week, and tonight, she finally raised her hand when I said it, and she hit my hand.  She’s learning.  This is a very important time to make sure that she hears as much language as possible, and not baby talk.  She’s been forming “words” with 2 or so different syllables, but hasn’t knowingly said anything yet.  She has accidentally said “Japan” and “yellow,” though.

Tomoe is loving books.  We try to read to her every night with one of her books, and she really enjoys it.  She also has plenty of toys to keep her occupied, and she will play on her own quite often.

Hopefully, I’ll have plenty of pictures later this week.

Nanami’s friends Ami and Kei suggest they all go to the beach for summer vacation so she can get over Tomoe’s rejection. Tomoe is against it, as he says he cannot enter the sea, but comes along anyway, as does Mizuki. When Ami nearly drowns (due to the intervention of a wind deity who is friends with Mikage), Tomoe goes in after her, alerting the Dragon Lord Sakuna to his presence. Sakuna imprisons him in a giant mollusk. Nanami swims after him but Sakuna rescues her from the deep, telling her he’ll only give up Tomoe if she retrieves the eye he stole from him 526 years ago. Begging Mizuki for aid, they travel to the distant past.

This series is definitely on a roll. Nanami has barely an episode to digest what happened between her and Tomoe last week (and as a result can’t easily digest any food either) before Tomoe is spirited away by another deity. Fortunately for her she knows other deities; this week it’s Mizuki’s turn to help her out again. She insists wanting to rescue Tomoe has nothing to do with her being in love with him, but of course that’s nonsense; she can’t separate that reason from any of the others she may have, no matter how practical they may be. Interestingly, it seems like Mikage is orchestrating this whole thing, pulling the strings from the shadows to get Nanami to save Tomoe. Why exactly is anyone’s guess.

This Dragon Lord guy has the memory of an elephant and is quite the stickler when it comes to debts (he has the date of Tomoe’s transgression down to the second), but we like how he’s also a pretty reasonable guy who not only saves Nanami from her foolhardy dive into the ocean (even deities need gills down there), but also promises to hand Tomoe over to her if his debt is repaid. And the only way to do that is to go to the past and avert Tomoe’s theft in the first place. Now that it’s not just her soul but her body going back, Nanami’s love and resolve will be tested to greater degree than ever, as she’ll once again be confronted with the Tomoe of the past, who isn’t bound to her and may not be as nice as the present Tomoe (and even he’s not that nice…)

Rating: 8 (Great)

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY HOTTIE NO 15.

I LIKE MY GUYS MORE ON THE SUPERNATURAL SIDE.

FASCINATING AND MAGICAL!

OKAY FINE I’M A TAD DELUSIONAL. AREN’T ALL ANIME LOVERS ARE?

BIRTHED FROM A WONDERFUL ANIME, KAMISAMA HAJIMEMASHITA,

OUR FOX DEMON CAME INTO OUR LIVES.

THAT CUTE PERKY FOX EARS WHICH STAND UPRIGHT WHEN HE’S HAPPY AND FLOPS TO THE SIDE WHEN HE’S SAD.

WHO CAN RESIST THAT?

AND HIS AGGRESSIVE DISPLAY OF AFFECTION IS ADORABLE.

LIKE WHEN HE PULLED THE HEROINE IN FOR A HUG.

GIRLS DON’T WANT TO ADMIT IT BUT YA WE ARE SOMEWHAT MASOCHISTIC

A LITTLE PULL AND PUSH IS DESIRABLE NOT FULL ON CHRIS BROWN CRAZINESS.

CHIVALRY STILL INTACT UNLIKE THAT HOOLIGAN.

AND HIS BABY FORM IS MECHA KAWAI.

I ALMOST PULLED OUT THE COTTON FROM MY PILLOW COS OF  MY TRANSFERENCE OF PINCHING AND HUGGING FOR BABY TOMOE .

FOR SOME REASON I’M NOT TOO GO GO GA GA FOR HIM.

MAYBE COS I ACTUALLY THINK THAT HE HAS NANAMI WHO IS DEFINITELY MEANT FOR HIM UNLIKE OUR WIDOWED BYAKUYA, WHO HAS NO ONE NO ONE.

HMM COME TO THINK OF IT, MOST OF THE HOTTIES ON MY LIST ARE SINGLE AND AVAILABLE,VIRTUALLY.

YA I DON’T LIKE SHARING THAT’S WHY.

ANY HOW, I’M RUNNING OUT OF HOTTIES TO BLOG ABOUT.

NODAME CANTABILE HAS ALOT BUT FOR SOME REASON I FIND THEM UNAPPEALING. WHY? I DON’T KNOW.

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IT HAS BEEN TWO DAYS SINCE SHE RETURNED TO THE SHRINE.

NANAMI COULDN’T HELP BUT STARE AT TOMOE ,WHO WAS SWEEPING THE FRONTYARD.

WITH HIS LONG HAIR TIED INTO A LOW PONYTAIL, LOOKING ALL TV COMMERCIAL WORTHY, HE RAISED HIS HAND GENTLY FOR AN ORANGE BIRD TO REST ON IT.

HOW CAN ANYONE FORGET THIS KISS!

AFTER THAT KODAK MOMENT, HE TURNED HIS HEAD AND SAW NANAMI.

HE ASKED HER WHY HER FACE LOOKED SO RED.

EMBARRASSED, SHE FLUNG THE WOODEN BOWL AT HIS FACE AND VEHEMENTLY DENIED THAT SHE WAS BLUSHING.

WATERBRAND: WELL YOU CAN ALWAYS BLAME ON THE SUN

IN THE SHRINE, THEY WERE HAVE A LUXURIOUS LUNCH.

SHE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHY HER HEART HAD BEEN THUMPING NONSTOP EVER SINCE TOMOE KISSED HER THE OTHER DAY.

TOMOE ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED SOY SAUCE SHE DECLINED.

SHE CONTINUED EATING AND TOLD HERSELF NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

HE CAME OVER TO HER SIDE OF THE TABLE.

HE KNELT DOWN BEHIND HER AND GAVE HER A HUG WITH ONE HAND ON HER FOREHEAD.

HE SAID THAT SHE HAD A FEVER.

THE THERMOMETER SHOWED THAT HER TEMPERATURE WAS 39.8C.

O & K PANICKED AND AS USUAL SHOWED THEIR DRAMATIC FLAIR.

THEY TOLD HER TO TAKE A DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL.

SHE TOLD THEM IT WAS OKAY AS SHE HAD ALREADY MISSED MANY DAYS OF EDUCATION.

SHE DRAGGED HER SELF DOWN THE HALLWAYS WHILE SAYING THAT IF SHE KEEP MISSING SCHOOL, SHE MIGHT HAVE TO REPEAT THE YEAR.

O & K GRABBED HER HANDS AND TRIED TO STOP HER. THEY PLEADED FOR TOMOE TO HELP.

SHE FELL FORWARD AND HE CAUGHT HER WITH HIS ARM AROUND HER STOMACH.

HE TOLD HER THAT THAT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY

AND ORDERED HER TO REST.

SHE PROTESTED THAT IT WAS NOT AS EASY AS HE THOUGHT.

HE THEN HELD HER UP BY HER WAIST AND TOLD HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE HE WANTED TO HELP THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.

KOTETSU SUGGESTED THAT TOMOE WENT TO SCHOOL IN DISGUISE AS NANAMI INSTEAD.

SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A BRILLIANT IDEA HOWEVER THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR TOMOE.

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AT SCHOOL, THE ANNOYING BLOND TOAD THAT WAS HER CLASSMATE., ASKED WHERE NANAMI WAS.

HE ASKED WHO WANTED TO PLACE A BET ON HOW LONG SHE WAS NOT GOING TO ATTEND CLASS.

HIS FRIEND TOLD HIM THAT HE TALKS ALOT ABOUT NANAMI AND WONDERED IF HE ACTUALLY HAD FEELINGS FOR HER.

BLONDIE LAUGHED OUT LOUD AND SAID THAT WHO WOULD LIKE SOMEONE LIKE HER.

JUST THEN, NANAMI OR RATHER FAUX NANAMI ENTERED.

 SHE ORDERED THEM TO MOVE AWAY FROM HER SEAT.

THE TWO BOYS WERE ENAMORED BY HER PRESENCE.

THEY WONDERED SINCE WHEN SHE HAD THAT STRONG FLOWERY AURA.

HMM…SUDDEN ATTRACTION HUH?

DRY ICE FILTERED INTO THE CLASSROOM, ROCK MUSIC WAFT THROUGH THE AIR, SPOTLIGHT FLASHING AND THE BIRD IS HERE.

HE ANNOUNCED HIS PRESENCE LIKE ALWAYS.

GIRLS SHRIEK.

HE WALKED TOWARDS FAUX NANAMI AND GAVE HER A SOUVENIR.

HE WAS SHOCKED BY HER WOMANLY AURA.

HE TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD TURNED INTO A LADY WHEN HE WAS GONE.

ESPECIALLY HER BUSOM.

DAMN TOMOE, YOU GAVE HER AMPLE BREASTS.

HMMM…IS THAT YOU FANTASY OF HER MR FOX?

TOMOE SAID TO HIMSELF THAT THE BRID WAS STUPID.

HIS DISGUISE WAS PERFECT AND THAT THE CHARADE WAS A WALK IN A PARK.

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KURAMA MALE GROUPIES INFORMED HIM OF TOMOE’S TRANSFER TO THE SCHOOL.

HE WAS NONE TOO PLEASE.

THE BOY THEN TOLD HIM THAT TOMOE WAS ABSENT THAT DAY AND THAT HE THOUGHT KURAMA WAS WAY COOLER THAN OUR FOXY HUNK.

THE BIRD WAS ANNOYED THAT HIS PLANS OF GETTING CLOSER TO NANAMI WAS ABOUT TO BE MORE COMPLICATED.

HE SET OUT TO GET CLOSER TO HER FASTER.

DAMN THIS FEATHERY FOOL JUST WHEN I THOUGHT YOU COULD BE A LITTLE BIT FASCINATING, YOU HAD TO GO AND MAKE ME WANT TO BLANCH YOU IN A POT OF BOILING WATER.

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THE ENGLISH TEACHER SPOKE JAPANESE IN AN AMERICAN ACCENT. HE ASKED

NANAMI TO STAND UP AND READ THE ENGLISH PASSAGE.

FAUX NANAMI THAT IS.

THE TOMOE WITHIN NANAMI CAN’T TELL THE LETTER A FROM B.

WATERBRAND: DISGUISING AS A STUDENT IS MORE LIKE A WALK IN A SPARTAN PARK MR TOMOE.

KURAMA TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO WIN HER OVER.

HE RAISED HIS HAND AND INFORMED THE TEACHER  THAT NANAMI WAS SICK BEFORE AND HAD NOT RECOVER WELL TO SPEAK PROPERLY.

“I’LL READ INSTEAD” HE SAID COOLY.

HE THEN PROCEEDED TO READ BUT HAHA IT’S ALL GIBBERISH BUT HEY IN ANIME IT’S ENGLISH RIGHT?

HE DID PEPPER A FEW UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH WORDS THROUGH OUT HIS MONOLOGUE.

THE GIRLS IN CLASS WERE SWOONED. PRAISING HIS PRONUNCIATION AND HIS VOICE.

IT’S EASY TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY IS GOOD WHEN YOU YOURSELF ARE BAD.

HE TURNED TO LOOK A NANAMI THINKING THAT SHE WOULD BE IMPRESSED.

HOWEVER, SHE WAS HIGHLY UNIMPRESSED.

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2ND CLASS WAS NEXT.

 MUSIC LESSON.

EVERYONE WAS SINGING LIKE CROAKING TOADS AT A CHINESE RESTAURANT.

THE MUSIC TEACHER STOPPED THE CLASS AND POINTED OUT THAT NANAMI WAS THE ONLY ONE OUT OF TUNE.

SHE MADE HER SING SOLO BUT INTERRUPTED HER HALF WAY. TELLING HER THAT IT WAS NO GOOD.

THE OLD PENIS WORSHIPPER THEN PRETENDED TO THINK OUT LOUD, WONDERING WHO COULD SING AND SUGGESTED THAT A PROFESSIONAL SHOULD DO THE DEED.

SHE SHYLY ASKED KURAMA TO GIVE THEM SOME TIPS.

THE BIRD STARTED TO SING.

HIS VOICE WASN’T BAD BUT YOU KNOW HE SINGS ANNOYINGLY.

OVER ENUNCIATING EVERY VOWELS IN THE LYRICS, LIKE J-ROCK SINGERS SOMETIMES DO.

 ONLY HIS IS EXAGGERATION AT ITS BEST.

TEARS FLOWED DOWN FROM EVERY FEMAL TEAR DUCTS IN CLASS. GUYS WERE IMPRESSED BY HIS ABILITY TO SING CHOIR SONGS.

HE SAID TO HIMSELF, “DO YOU LOVE ME NOW NANAMI?” AND TURNED TO LOOK AT HER.

SHE WAS RAGING WITH ANGER.

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IN THE HALLWAYS, KURAMA CALLED FAUX NANAMI OUT.

HE WAS FOLLOWED BY HIS PENIS WORSHIPPERS.

HE TOLD HER THAT SHE SEEMED TO BE DOWN AND THAT IF SHE HAD ANY PROBLEMS, HE WAS WILLING TO HELP.

SHE CUT HIM OFF TELLING HIM THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR.

 TO HER, HE WAS AN EYESORE  AND ORDERED HIM TO STAY AWAY FROM HER.

SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE KNEW WHAT HE WAS AFTER.

HE WANTED HER DEITY MARK.

HE THEN SLYLY APOLOGIZED TELLING HER THAT HE DIDN’T KNOW SHE KNEW.

HE  REACHED FOR HER HAND AND HELD IT.

THE PENIS WORSHIPPER WERE IN UPROAR. SAYING THAT SHE WAS PLAYING HARD TO GET.

HE TOLD HER THAT IT’S NOT HER DEITY MARK HE’S AFTER, HE WANTS TO CONQUER HER HEART.

BLEAHHHHHHHH……. OLD PICK UP LINE BIRD, OLD PICK UP LINE.

SHE PUNCHED HIM IN HIS FACE AND DEMANDED THAT HE NEVER TOUCH HER AGAIN OR ELSE HE’S DINNER FOR WATERBRAND. HA~!

SHE WALKED AWAY.

KURAMA TOLD HER THAT HE WAS NOT JOKING, THE MIASMA IN THE SCHOOL WAS GETTING THICKER AND THAT SHE SHOULD BE CAREFUL.

SHE STOPPED IN HER TRACKS AND LISTENED.

HE TOLD HER TO NOT WALK ALONE IN DARK PLACES.

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FAUX NANAMI WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY WHEN SHE FELT THAT THE DARKNESS HAD BECOME CLOSER.

DARKNESS MEANS AND ENTRANCE TO ANOTHER WORLD HAD OPENED.

TOMOE THOUGHT THAT KURAMA WAS SHARPER THAN HE LOOKED.

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MEANWHILE IN THE GIRLS LOCKER ROOM, A GIRL CALLED OUT FOR HER FRIEND AMI TO BE QUICK.

THEIR PE LESSON WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

AMI TOLD HER TO WAIT FOR AWHILE AS SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND HER HEADBAND.

THE FRIEND THEN TOLD HER THAT SHE’LL BE GOING OFF FIRST.

THE LIGHT SUDDENLY TURNED OFF.

AMI WHO WAS INSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM, BEGGED FOR HER FRIEND, KEI, NOT TO PLAY A PRANK ON HER.

SHE THEN REALIZED THAT SHE WAS ALONE.

THE ROOM WAS UNDERGROUND AND THERE WERE NO WINDOWS SO LIGHT COULD NOT ENTER.

SHE FELT HER WAY AROUND THE DARK ROOM SCOLDING HER FRIEND OUT OF FEAR.

SHE HEARD A CREEPY PERVERTED VOICE SAYING THAT THERE WAS A CUTE AND SWEET GIRL.

THE VOICE THEN ASKED WHAT FALOUR WOULD SHE BE. A LARGE TONGUE LICKED HER AND SAID STRAWBERRY.

EWWW PERV! GO LICK A FUCKING LOLLIPOP INSTEAD.

AMI RAN AWAY IN THE DARK, BUMPING INTO LOCKERS AND DUSTBIN WHICH CAUSE HER TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

JUST IN TIME, TOMOE IN NANAMI’S GET UP OPENED THE DOOR.

HE TOLD HER THAT HE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR HER.

THE GRATEFUL AMI, JUMPED AT HER AND SCREAMED THAT THERE WAS A GHOST.

TOMONANA HAHA, THAT’S WHAT I CALLED THIS DISGUISED PERSON.

TOMONANA TOLD HER THAT SHE KNEW WHAT WAS IN THERE AND THAT IT CAME FROM ANOTHER WORLD.

SHE THEN ASKED FOR AMI TO LEAVE.

AMI PROTESTED, MEAKLY. SHE DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE OUR TOMONANA ALONE.

BUT TOMONANA SAID THAT SHE WAS GETTING IN THE WAY AND DEMANDED THAT SHE WENT BACK TO CLASS.

OUR DISGUISED HERO THEN ENTERED THE ROOM AND SLAMMED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM SHUT.

KEI CALLED AFTER AMI AND TOLD HER THAT THE CLASS HAD STARTED.

AMI RAN TO HER.

KEI ASKED HER WHERE NANAMI WAS AND AMI REALIZED THAT SHE HAD LEFT HER ALONE IN THE LOCKER ROM.

SHE RAN BACK TO THE LOCKER ROOM AND TOLD KEI TO GO ON WITHOUT HER.

IN THE LOCKER  ROOM, THE PERV GHOST TRIED TO REASON WITH TOMONANA.

HE TOLD HER THAT HE COULD WATCH GIRLS UNDRESS AND THAT THE SCENERY WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR HIM.

WATERBRAND: SCENERY? MOTHER LOAD OF BULL CRAP YOU SLIMY PIECE OF PERV PIE.

YOU CAN ALSO WATCH PORN VIDEOS INSTEAD. PSSHHHH….

HE BEGGED TOMONANA NOT TO BURN HIM.

TOMOE TOLD HIM THAT ANNIHILATING PIECE OF COW DUNGS LIKE HIM WAS NOT HIS JOB. HOWEVER, FOR NANAMI’S SAFETY, IT WOULD BE WORTH IT.

ANYTHING FOR THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE HUH?

HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO WIPE OFF ALL THE THREATS AND IT WAS A HASSLE.

BUT YA WE ALL KNOW HE ENJOYS IT.

YOU SADISTIC FOX YOU!

AMI FLUNG THE DOOR OPENED AND YELLED FOR NANAMI.

THE LITTLE PERV TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLEE.

NOT BEFORE LICKING NANAMI AND TELLING HER THAT SHE WAS TASTELESS AND NOT DELICIOUS.

LIKE I SAID LICK A GOD DAMN LOLLIPOP INSTEAD HUMANS ONLY HAVE ONE FLAVOR. IT IS SALTY SWEAT WITH A TINGE OF BODY ODOUR.

THE PERV YELLED THATHE HATED TOMONANA AND FLEW TOWARDS AMI, WHO APPARENTLY TASTE LIKE STRAWBERRY.

AS THE THING WAS ABOUT TO GET CLOSE, KURAMA STOPPED HIM WITH HIS FOOT.

OUR BIRD HERO GRABBED AMI AND TOLD THE PERV THAT THAT WAS AS FAR AS IT CAN GO.

THE THING FELL TO THE GROUND AND KEPT CRYING OUT THAT KURAMA’S SHOE SOLE WAS BITTER.

YA THINK? WHAT A DUMB PERV.

TOMONANA ORDERED KURAMA TO BRING AMI TO CLASS AND LEAVE.

SHE GRABBED THE PERV AND SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT.

TOMONANA THEN PROCEED TO BEAT THE FLAOUR OUT OF THE PERV.

KURAMA AND AMI STOOD OUTSIE THE LOCKER ROOM AS THEY HEARD THE CRIES OF THE PERV.

HE TRIED TO USHER HER AWAY BUT SHE REFUSED TO LEAVE TOMONANA ALONE.

KURAMA KISSED HER ON THE CHEEKS TO CALM HER DOWN.

HE TOLD HER TO KEEP WHAT HAD HAPPENED A SECRET BETWEEN THEM

HE MADE HER PROMISED HIM.

SHE NODDED IN A DAZE AND WALK AWAY LIKE A ZOMBIE.

SOMEBODY GOT A KISS FROM THE BIRD!

HE THEN OPENED THE DOOR AND ASKED TOMONANA WHERE THE DEMON WAS.

TOMONANA HAD TURNED IT INTO A LOLLIPOP.

ERM WHAT HAPPENED TO EXTERMINATING THE PERV?

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KURAMA TOLD NANAMI THAT SHE SHOULD BE CAREFUL AS HE WOULD BE AROUND ALL THE TIME LIKE TOMOE COULD.

HE TOLD HER NOT TO DO ANYTHING STUPID WHEN MR FOX WAS NOT NEARBY.

TOMONANA HANDED HIM THE LOLLIPOP AND TOLD HIM THAT STARTING THE DAY AFTER, TOMOE WOULD BE COMING TO SCHOOL.

HAHAHA TOMOE YOU SLY FOX YOU. THAT PERV LOLLIPOP GOD HOW DISGUSTING WOULD IT BE IF KURAMA ACTUALLY LICKED IT.

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BACK AT THE SHRINE, O & K BROUGH SOFT SHELLED TURTLE AND ASKED MIZUKI THE SNAKE TO PREPARE A NUTRITIOUS MEAL WITH IT.

THE SNAKE DEMON WONDERED IF NANAMI ACTUALLY EATS TURTLE.

SHE SHOUTED AT HIM, ASKING HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING IN HER KITCHEN.

HE COOLY REPLIED THAT SINCE TOMOE WAS NOT THERE, HE TOOK THE LIBERTY OF SHAMELESSNESS AND INVITED HIMSELF.

HE WAS TELLING HER HOW O & K ENDED UP ASKING HIM TO PREPARE DINNER FOR HER AND THEN HIS FINGER GOT BITTEN BY THE SHELLED CREATURE.

O & K ACTED OUT THEIR THEATRICAL REACTION AS PER USUAL.

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MIZUKI FEIGN SURPRISED WHEN HE WAS TOLD ABOUT TOMOE’S DISGUISE AS HE TRIED TO THROW THE TURTLE IN THE POT OF BOILING STEW.

NANAMI WARNED HIM THAT SHE WOULD PUNCH HIM IF HE TRIED ONE MORE TIME TO BOIL THE TURTLE.

HE  THEN PUT IT IN A SEPARATE WOODEN BASIN. WITH A TALISMAN THAT SAID IT COULD NOT ESCAPE.

HE TOLD HER THAT HE WAS IMPRESSED AT HOW HER WORDS COULD ORDER TOMOE TO DISGUISE AS HER.

SHE REPLIED THAT SHE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING.

SHE MERELY ASKED HIM FOR HELP.

MIZUKI THEN SARCASTICALLY SAID THAT TOMOE WAS EXCELLENT IN PRETENDING.

SHE ASKED HIM WHAT HE MEANT.

 HE TOLD HER THAT HE USED TO BE A FOX AND THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE COULD WIN HER OVER.

 NANAMI WARNED HIM NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF TOMOE.

SHE DID NOT WANT PEOPLE TO JUDGE HIM BASED ON HIS LOOKS OR HIS PAST.

SHE REALIZED FROM SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH HIM THAT PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND HIM EASILY.

SHE FELT THAT HE HAD A GENTLE SIDE TOO.

MIZUKI THE SCALY REPTILE  NONCHALANTLY SAID THAT SHE HAD FALLEN INTO THE FOX’S TRAP.

HE SAID THAT HE EXPECTED THAT FROM TOMOE AND THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS NANAMI WAS THE ONE DOING THE SERVING.

LET YOUR GUARD DOWN AND YOU WOULD LOSE THE HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDERS HE SAID.

SHE SCOLDED HIM BUT HE LET OUT A SIGH AND SAID THAT SHE WAS STUBBORN.

HE TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD LET HER SEE WITH HER OWN EYES, TOMOE’S PAST. AND THE REAL TOMOE

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THE REPTILIAN PLACED AN INCENSE BURNER IN FRONT OF NANAMI.

HE TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A CENSER OF RECOLLECTION.

IT TRANSPORTS ONE’S SOUL TO THE PAST.

HE STARTED HYPNOTIZING HER AS HER EYES SLOWLY CLOSED, HE TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD BE GOING TO A TIME BEFORE HER EXISTENCE. AND THAT SHE WOULD MEET A DIFFERENT TOMOE.

SHE LAID UNCONSCIOUS ON THE FLOOR WITH O & K LOOKING ON WORRIEDLY.

 THE SKIN SHEDDING MIZUKI TOLD THEM NOT TO WORRY AS HE ONLY NUDGED HER SOUL AND SHE WOULD RETURN SHORTLY.

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NANAMI WAS IN A FOREST. SHE WAS IN MEDIEVAL JAPAN. EDO PERIOD MY GUESS.

SHE HEARD A CHILD WRITHING IN PAIN. SHE RAN OVER TO HELP HIM.

THE BOY TOLD HER NOT TO GO BACK TO THE VILLAGE BECAUSE THE BLOOD THIRSTY DEMON WAS AFTER HER.

SHE BROUGHT HIM TO AN EMPTY HOUSE NEARBY.

WHILE TRYING TO NURSE HIM, THE BOY ATTACKED HER. IT WAS A DEMON WHO WAS SMART ENOUGH TO DISGUISE AS A KID.

WATERBRAND: I TOLD YOU KIDS ARE NASTY. HAHA

THE DEMON PINNED HER TO THE GROUND AND WANTED TO EAT HER.

BUT HE GOT FOX FLAMED. BAM!

MEDIEVAL TOMOE APPEARED TO SAVE THE DAY.

HE GRABBED HER BY THE FRONT OF HER KIMONO AND TORE A PIECE OF IT WITH HIS SEXY RAZOR SHARP CLAWS.

HE GRABBED HER FACE AND TOLD HER THAT HE WANTED TO HEAR HER CRY.

KINKY MUCH?

NANAMI WAS SHOCKED AT THE TOMOE SHE MET.

HE PLACED HIS HAND UNDER HER CHIN, WITH HIS THUMB ON HER LIPS.

PRELUDE TO KISSING HUH?

SHE BIT HIS THUMB.

TOMOE WAS SURPRISED.HE LICKED THE BLOOD OF HIS THUMB.

LIFTED HER HEAD AND LEANED IN.

FOR A KISS, WE ALL KNOW FOR A KISS.HAHA

BUT HE GOT INTERRUPTED WHEN ANOTHER DEMON CALLED HIM.

HE PUSHED HER TO THE GROUND AND SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT.

NANAMI TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE THROUGH A HOLE IN THE WALL.

THE DEMON WAS THE BLOOD THIRSTY KING. HE ASKED TOMOE IF HE HAD SEEN A PRETTY GIRL AROUND THERE.

TOMOE WHO WAS HOLDING A SMOKING PIPE TOLD HIM NO.

THE DEMON THEN ASKED IF HE HAD SEEN A GIRL NAMED YUKIJI.

TOMOE TOLD HIM HE DIDN’T.

NANAMI CAME BACK IN YUKIJI’S BODY AND TOMOE SAVED HER.

BUT OF COURSE SHE DIDN’T STAY LONG ENOUGH TO HEAR THE WHOLD CONVO DID SHE?

SO OF SHE GOES RUNNING THROUGH THE FOREST THINKING THAT OUR MR FOX WAS THE BLOOD THIRSTY DEMON.

DAMN HOW MANY CENTURIES MUST YOU BE MISUNDERSTOOD TOMOE?

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SHE WOKE UP FROM THE TIME TRAVELLING.

MIZUKI ASKED HER IF SHE MET THE PAST TOMOE. SHE LIED THAT SHE DIDN’T.

TOMONANA CAME BACK FROM SCHOOL.

HE OVERHEARD THE LAST SENTENCE AND ASKED WHO SHE DIDN’T GET TO MEET.

MIZUKI TOLD HIM IT WAS A SECRET AND TOMOE KICKED HIM IN THE FACE, WHICH SEND HIM BLASTING OFF TO THE SKY.

THE ANGRY FOX ASKED WHY O & K LET HIM IN.

NANAMI STARTED TEARING UP, HE ASKED HER IF THE SNAKE UPSET HER.

SHE SAID NO.

HE PLACED HIS HAND ON HER HEAD AND TOLD HER SHE WAS STILL FEVERISH.

HE TOLD HER TO REST, WHILE HE PREPARED SOMETHING FOR HER TO EAT.

NANAMI WAS GLAD THAT SHE KNEW THE CURRENT KIND AND GENTLE TOMOE.

SHE THEN ASKED HIM HOW SCHOOL WAS FOR HIM.

LET’S JUST SAY IT’S NOT A WALK IN A PARK.

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IF SHE HAD STUCK IN AND EAVESDROPPED THEN SHE WOULD KNOW WHO WAS THE BLOOD DRINKING DEMON.

AND OUR POOR TOMOE WON’T BE MISJUDGED.

]]> http://foreigndadinjapan.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/a-day-at-the-rice-festival/ Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:10:35 +0000 Jay Dee http://foreigndadinjapan.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/a-day-at-the-rice-festival/ Before I get into the festival, I’d like to mention a few other things.  Tomoe has been crazy.  Well, she’s been going to sleep at night much better now, but she is still very active and very noisy.

One thing she’s done is give herself some bruises.  I’m pretty sure I know how she got one of them, but the other is a mystery.  In fact, that mystery bruise is nearly a black eye!

A dark bruise on the right and a red mark on the left.

What’s with her tongue?

Tomoe’s been showing some pretty good dexterity lately.  She holds things and manipulates them well with her fingers.  She’s been able to amuse herself for up to an hour with her toys, which is great for us to be able to relax.

She seems very interested in this toy. Unfortunately, she always drops them over the side of her bed.

Eating a book. She’s supposed to be reading it, not eating it!

She’s been able to stand on her own for more than a minute now.  Her balance is getting much better, but she has limited coordination between her feet.  No walking yet.

The Rice Festival

On Friday (yesterday), we went to Yokohama to attend the Okome Matsuri (Rice Festival) at Aka Renga Soko (Red Brick Warehouse).  We met my wife’s sister at Sakuragicho, then started walking to the festival.

Tomoe with the Cosmo Clock ferris wheel and sail-shaped Intercontinental Hotel behind her.

The food was good.  I ate plenty of rice, karaage (fried chicken), grilled chicken, tuna gyoza (Chinese style dumplings), and shrimp tempura skewer.  The weather was beautifully clear, although a bit chilly.

One of the red brick warehouses behind a sign that says “Okome Matsuri.”

The warehouses are now a shopping centre.  There are two buildings, and the site is often used for events.  Every winter, an outdoor skating rink is set up, although it almost never goes below freezing due to Yokohama’s mild subtropical climate.

We then left the festival and went out to the park where Tomoe could try some walking.

The first time Tomoe touched grass.

She’s not very happy. In fact, she started crying because she didn’t like how the grass felt.

Tomoe is being helped to her feet by her Mommy.

She’d smile, but the sun was a bit too bright.

On our way home, Tomoe sat with us on the seat, sort of.  Most of the time, she stood up looking out the window, but she kept hitting the window and squealing.  She was a bit noisy and very crazy.  She was very restless on the train.  Usually, she’s pretty calm on the train.

I’m so happy she’s sleeping right now.

Nanami arranges for her classmate Nekota Ami to thank Kurama one-on-one for saving her from the demon, but Tomoe warns her about trying to tie the fates of a human and a demon together. Nanami’s classmate Yumi asks if she can walk home with Tomoe after school; Nanami agrees but instantly regrets it and hides on the roof, where Tomoe, who rejected Yumi, finds her. Nanami tries to go on an impromptu date with Tomoe, visiting an aquarium and the roof of a skyscraper, where he asks her if she’s falling in love with him. She admits it, and when she asks him if he never considered returning the feelings, he nearly drops her off the building in surprise, saving her at the very last minute.

Nanami’s classmate (lotta classmates this week!) Ke-chan tells her a guy thinks she’s cute, a guy will naturally come to her. That may be true, but Tomoe is not a “guy”; he’s not even human, he just looks human. Human enough for a teenage girl to fall in love with him. This is a possibility he must have known about, but it seems to take drilling into his head by Kurama to bring consideration of it to the surface. Whether in denial or genuinely ignorant of how his words and actions affect Nanami, he is confident Nanami would never fall in love with her familiar. His unbending devotion to serve and protect his master has no inherent romantic intent, but try telling Nanami that.

Nanami can’t contain herself any longer (with jealousy acting as a catalyst of letting another girl potentially take Tomoe away) and starts getting “peppy”, Tomoe must heed Kurama’s words. The result of which is, everything comes out in the open. Nanami is no longer telling herself she’s falling for Tomoe, she’s yelling it, screaming it from the building-tops to Tomoe himself. His attempts to dismiss it fail, and the moment Nanami tries to get a response, he is so flabbergasted he almost accidentally kills her, in a gesture she initially misconstrues as rejection, until he begs her to let him save her. In that moment, falling from a building, Tomoe clearly realized that having a master who is in love with you is better than having no master at all.

Rating: 9 (Superior)

Autumn 2012 (13 episodes) (Japanese title – Kamisama Hajimemashita) (more info)

While I don’t hate Fruits Basket, it’s just not written in a style that I’m very fond of.  The male characters are all androgynous pretty boys, side characters show no potential, ideas come and go on a whim and the premise is really hard to swallow.  So when Kamisama Kiss follows that formula like it was cut from a piece of the Fruits Basket quilt, even someone who liked that setup more than me ought to give this series a second thought.  The degree to which it’s ripping off its inspirational material is staggering.  The female lead starts out homeless, it’s centered on the premise of gods and spirits and the main man in her life is an unlikeable jerk that the viewers are expected to forgive just because he happens to be there for her at the last minute.

That’s not to say it isn’t fun.  Being subjected to all the responsibilities of a god without any of the upsides is full of opportunities for all kinds of hilarious trouble.  Maybe I’m just the wrong kind of person to have an appropriate attention span for this kind of random flow.  I’d say check out Kamisama Kiss if you were a Fruits Basket fan, but don’t be surprised if it turns out to be a disappointingly shallow spinoff.

First of all, I mentioned that she’s been mimicking me when I shake my head and say “no” to her.  Well, it’s not quite mimicking.  She also shakes her head when I merely say “no.”  I don’t have to shake my head.  She seems to understand that this gesture and word go together.  She’s learning language!

Another new thing is that she immediately figured out how to use a straw when drinking.  So, she has a new way to drink!  Of course, she still uses the bottle, and will until she’s finished with formula.

She can drink with a straw!

Now, as for the title of this post, my wife affectionately refers to Tomoe’s poop as curry.  Up until recently, her poop was greenish (Thai curry) or yellowish and chunky (tuna curry).  Well, her poop has finally become a more normal brown colour, or Japanese curry.  You see, Japanese curry is brown.  Got it?  I hope I haven’t spoiled your appetite for curry.  I actually ate curry for dinner tonight.

Since their last kiss, Nanami finds her heart pounding whenever she’s near Tomoe. When she comes down with a fever, Tomoe disguises himself as her and goes to school in her stead. Kurama, believing he’s Nanami, tries to win her over with his prowess at English and singing, but fails. Tomoe discovers a deviant demon in the girl’s locker room and seals it in a lollipop. Meanwhile, Mizuki pays Nanami a visit and burns incense to transport her soul to the past to meet the “real” Tomoe, a cruel, village-raiding brute under the employ of the “Bloodthirsty King.”

Kamisama Kiss has been a consistently strong and entertaining series throughout its first half, with its own unique, ethereal ethereal look, feel, and style. This latest episode may be our favorite yet, as it contains a little of everything and doesn’t waste a minute of its running time, and slowly nudges Nanami further into something resembling a romantic interest in her familiar. She may be a deity, so she has the human-youkai love taboo to deal with. Furthermore, Tomoe taking Nanami’s form could have been a hammy mess, but he handles it, Kurama’s lame advances (seriously, his English sucks), and a perverted lesser demon with cool aplomb. We especially like how he’s not a perfect copy of Nanami, but rather an amalgam of Tomoe’s mannerisms with a paler, bustier, more fox-eyed Nanami.

What impresssed us is that his day of school in Nanami’s body wasn’t the whole story, as the second half deals with Mizuki trying to convince Nanami that Tomoe is trouble, and it’s the fox’s plan for her to fall for him. To this end, Mizuki transports her soul into the friggin’ past (not a dream or hallucination, but the actual past) where she meets a Tomoe who looks the same but has far rougher edges, and for a moment looks poised to have his way with her (she inhabits the body of a village maiden named Yukiji). The whole sequence is very…otherworldly. But her brief trip to the past seemingly had little effect on her opinion of Tomoe: whomever he used to be doesn’t concern her as much as the kind, gentle Tomoe she’s come to know and is falling for. But we’re curious about the fate of Yukiji, and who that Bloodthirsty King dude is.

Rating: 9 (Superior)

Tomoe’s been developing her skills quite a bit recently.  As I mentioned before, she’s recently started reaching up when she wants to be picked up.  It’s very easy to understand what she wants in that case.  She’s become really good at it.  While she’s in her bed at night, sometimes she’ll stand up and look around the corner at us.  But if I give her a smile, she smiles back.  She loves to smile, and she loves to see us smiling at her.

Mimicry hasn’t been one her her strong points, until now.  Not only is she copying movements, she’s starting to copy sounds.  One thing we’ve been trying to get her to do is wave at us when we wave at her.  Unfortunately, she doesn’t really do it.  She does move her hand a bit, though.  She’s also copied me when I opened and closed my hand.  But the biggest thing is “no.”  Just this week, she’s started copying me when I shake my head and say “no.”  She shakes her head whenever I do it.

Mimicking sounds is also very new.  She’ll blow raspberry sounds whenever I do the same.  But recently, if we say “dada,” she says “dadadadadada.”  She also copies “mama” as “mamamamamamama,” but usually when she’s tired.

Earlier this week, she surprised my wife by saying “yatta!” twice.  “Yatta” is Japanese for “yay.”

We’re not quite sure if she’s said her first word or if she’s just been mimicking sounds.  What’s your baby’s first word?

En los períodos conocidos como Heian y Kamakura, hubieron mujeres de la clase samurai que destacaron o estuvieron presentes en el campo de batalla. Aunque fueron la excepción y no la regla, esto no significa que la mayoría de las mujeres eran impotentes ^^;

Onna-musha or women warriors were very unusual. The most famous women warriors were Tomoe Gozen and Hangaku Gozen.

Las Onna-musha o mujeres guerreras eran poco usuales. Las guerreras más famosas fueron Tomoe Gozen y Gozen Hangaku.

Bushi women were trained mainly with the naginata because of its versatility against all types of enemies and weapons. They would also use the kaiken – a type of dagger – and the art of tantojutsu in battle.

Las mujeres bushi eran entrenadas principalmente con la naginata debido a su versatilidad contra todo tipo de enemigos y armas. También usaban el kaiken – un tipo de daga – y el arte de tantojutsu en la batalla.

Naginata

It was generally the responsibility of women to protect their homes rather than go off to battle in the field, so it was important that they become skilled in a few weapons that offered the best range of techniques to defend against anyone who would attack on horseback.

En general era responsabilidad de las mujeres proteger sus hogares en vez de ir al campo de batalla, así que era importante que fueran expertas en algunas armas que les ofrecieran la mejor gama de técnicas para defenderse de cualquiera que quisiera atacar desde un caballo.

During the Sengoku period  (mid. 15th century – beginning of 17th century) there are accounts of the wives of warlords, dressed in ornated armor, leading bands of women armed with naginata. It was probably at this time that the image of women fighters with naginata arose.

Durante el período Sengoku (mediados s.XV – principios de s.XVII), hay relatos de las mujeres de los jefes militares, vestidas con armaduras llamativas, líderes de grupos de mujeres armadas con naginata. Probablemente fue en este momento que la imagen de las mujeres guerreras con naginata tuvo su apogeo.

In the mid-17th century, when Japan finally arrived at an enforced peace under the authoritarian rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, the need for skill at arms decreased. Many schools focusing on the use of the naginata were created and began to be increasingly associated with women.

A mediados del s.XVII, Japón finalmente llegó a una paz impuesta bajo el gobierno autoritario del shogunato Tokugawa y la necesidad de tener habilidad con las armas disminuyó. Se crearon muchas escuelas enfocadas en el uso de la naginata y comenzaron a ser cada vez más asociadas con las mujeres.

When there was a disturbance at night or a suspicious character entered the village, the women would grab their naginata, which hung ready on one of the walls of the house, and go running outside to gather and search the town for any danger.

Cuando hubía algún revuelo en la noche o una persona sospechosa entraba en la aldea, las mujeres tomaban su naginata, que colgaba lista en una de las paredes de la casa, y salían corriendo a enfrentar el peligro en los alrededores.

After World War II it came the Atarashii Naginata (lit. “new naginata”), a modern martial mode (Gendai Budo) sport like, which was created based on the Naginatajutsu, as it happened with the development of kendo from of Kenjutsu.

Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial surgió el Atarashii Naginata (lit. “nueva naginata”), una modalidad marcial moderna ( Gendai Budō ) de corte deportivo, que se creó con base en el Naginatajutsu, de igual forma al desarrollo del Kendō, a partir del Kenjutsu.

Next is a video showing the modern combat with the naginata.

A continuación un video donde se muestra el combate moderno con la naginata.

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At least the crying doesn’t last more than 15 or 20 minutes when she finally settles down.  But what does she do?  She plays with something in her bed.  Then she starts crying again a few minutes later.  She’s easy to get to sleep an hour or two after waking up in the morning, though.  But late at night, when she’s very sleepy, she fights her fatigue and complains about it.

Any ideas?

LIKE TYRA SAYS SMIZE…EVEN WHEN YOU ARE TANGOING WITH DEADLY BROOMSTICKS

NANAMI WAS LOOKING OUT OF HER CLASS ROOM WINDOW,

WHEN HER CLASSMATES SPOTTED A WHITE SNAKE.

THEY USED BROOMS IN AN EFFORT TO KILL IT.

NANAMI STOPPED THEM.

SHE SAID TO THEM THAT WHITE SNAKES WERE  FAMILIARS FOR DEITIES AND THAT THEY WOULD GET CURSED IF THEY HARM IT.

SHE PICKED UP THE SNAKE,WHICH IMMEDIATELY COILED AROUND HER ARM.

SINCE HER CLASSROOM WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR, SHE LET THE SNAKE GO OUTSIDE THE WINDOW.

“DON’T WANDER IN AGAIN” SHE SAID KINDLY.

THE SNAKE SLITHERED INTO A BUSH AND DISAPPEARED.

HER CLASSMATES ASKED HER IF SHE WAS ALRIGHT.

SHE ASSURED THEM SHE WAS.

THEY POINTED OUT THAT THE MARKS ON HER HAND WERE RED.

SHE LOOKED DOWN AT HER HANDS AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE IMPRINT LEFT BY THE SNAKE.

 “““““

O & K WELCOMED NANAMI BACK.

SHE ASKED THEM ABOUT TOMOE’S WHERE ABOUTS.

THEY TOLD HER ,HE WAS PREPARING DINNER.

AND NOW WE SHALL PUT THE SLICED RADISH INTO OUR SIMMERING STEW…

CUE THE KNIFE SKILLS, SCENES OF MUSHROOM FALLING INTO A POT OF SIMMERING STEW.

STANDING AT THE BACK, SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE HATES SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS.

HE TOLD HER  THAT IF SHE STOPPED BEING PICKY, SHE COULD FINALLY DO SOMETHING WITH HER TALISMAN.

THE SHARPED EYED, TOMOE NOTICED THE MARK ON HER ARM.

HE GRABBED HER HANDS AND ASKED HER WHERE SHE GOT THE MARK FROM.

SHE REPLIED THAT IT WAS A REACTION TO A SNAKE THAT SHE HAD PICKED UP IN SCHOOL EARLIER.

EYES INTENSELY LOOKING AT THE MARK, TOMOE SAID THAT IT WAS A BETROTHAL MARK.

“HUH? BETROTHED?” SHE SAID,SURPRISED.

HE THEN LEANED IN AND ASKED HER WITH SUPPRESSED ANGER, HOW SHE GOT TO BE FRIENDLY WITH THE  MILKY SCALED REPTILIAN.

“““““

TOMOE: WATERBRAND DUMPED BYAKUYA-SAMA AND IS DATING SEBASTIAN THE DEVIL NOW.
NANAMI: WUAHHHHHHHHH!!!!

IN ANOTHER ROOM OF THE SHRINE, THE TWO HAD A DISCUSSION.

TOMOE WHO WAS SITTING DOWN WITH HIS HEAD RESTING ON HIS PALM,

QUESTIONED HER EXPLANATION.

“YOU RESCUED IT JUST BECAUSE OTHER KIDS WERE MESSING WITH IT?” HE ASKED, CLEARLY ANNOYED.

SHE SAID THAT THE SNAKE WAS WHITE AND PRETTY.

WATERBRAND: SURE WHITE PRETTY WITH EXPANDABLE JAWS TO SWALLOW YOU WHOLE.

TOMOE: THAT WATERBRAND DIDN’T EVEN PUT ME ON HER HOTTIE LIST!!!
NANAMI: UNBELIEVABLE..HOW COULD SHE…?

HE REPLIED WITH SNARK, THAT IT WAS GREAT AND THAT HER WHITE AND PRETTY SNAKE WOULD COME TO GET HER SOON.

NANAMI WAS STEERED OUT OF HER ADMIRATION RIGHT INTO SHOCK AVENUE.

“THE SNAKE HAD HIS SALIVA ON YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE AN AIRHEAD!” HE

YELLED.

HE CALMED DOWN AND TOLD HER TO RELAX.

HE THEN SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT LET ANYONE HARM HER.

“IT’LL BRING SHAME UPON ME IF THAT STUPID SNAKE STEAL MY MASTER” HE THOUGHT TO HIMSELF.

HE ALSO NOTED HOW SOLVING THE ISSUE WOULD BE COMPLICATED AS HIS OPPONENT WAS A WHITE SNAKE.

““““

NANAMI WAS ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL AND GUESS WHO WAS TAGGING ALONG?

TOMOE! IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORM GLORY.

SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF WHAT SHE DID TO DESERVE THAT.

WATERBRAND: GIRLS…ALWAYS COMPLAINING WHEN THEY HAVE ALL THE GOOD GUYS. WHAT I GIVE TO HAVE A WHILY CREATURE OF SUCH OMNIPOTENT BEAUTY.

UNLESS IT’S MR T OR AUSTIN POWER’S FAT BASTARD, YOU DON’T GET TO COMPLAIN NANAMI!

SHE ASKED HIM IF HE’S CONFIDENT IN PASSING OFF AS A HIGH SCHOOLER.

TOMOE REASSURED HER THAT HE WAS.

THAT’S BECAUSE HE STAYED UP ALL NIGHT TO READ THE HOLY BIBLE OF HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE. WRITTEN BY PUBESCENT JESUS

.A NOVEL ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL ALA 90210.

APTLY TITLED, BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL DIARY

THEY CONTINUED WALKING.

HE  TOLD HER HOW SHE CAUSED NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

THE BIRD, THE SNAKE WE GET IT WE GET IT.

SHE REPLIED THAT SHE WAS NOT AFRAID OF SNAKES AT ALL.

HE STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS, HELD HER HAND AND TOLD HER  NOT TO LEAVE HIS SIGHT EVEN FOR A SECOND.

THE BEGUILED NANAMI, MADE A SMALL SOUND FROM THE BACK OF HER THROAT IN AGREEMENT.

AT SCHOOL, THE TEACHER  INTRODUCE TOMOE TO HIS CLASS.

HE WAS NOW MIKAGE TOMOE WHO TRANSFERRED FROM MIKAGEYAMA.

HE  FLICKED HIS HAIR AND ALL THE GIRLS PANTIES DROP.

METAPHORICALLY.

HIS SPARKLY-NESS MADE ALL THE ESTROGEN HEAVY SPECIES SWOON.

AS FOR THE TESTOSTERONE LADEN YOUTHS, THEY SCOUR IN ENVY.

WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO BE IN THE PRESENT OF SUCH WHILY CREATURE OF OMNIPOTENT BEAUTY….

AS THE KNOWLEDGE IMPART-ER SCANNED THE ROOMD IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIGN A SEAT FOR HIM, TOMOE

IMMEDIATELY POINTED OUT HIS CHOICE.

WHERE ELSE BUT BESIDE HIS EARTH DEITY.

NANAMI WAS SURPRISED.

SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF THAT SHE NEVER EXPECTED THEM TO BECOME CLASS MATES AND FOR THINGS TO FOLD OUT THEY WAY IT DID.

TOMOE ASKED HER WHERE KURAMA THE BIRD WAS.

SHE TOLD HIM THAT THE FEATHERY MALE WAS BUSY WITH HIS WORK THAT WEEK.

AS THEY WERE TALKING, THE TRIO OF PENIS WORSHIPPER CAME UP TO TOMOE.

THEY ASKED HIM IF HE WAS THE SAME GUY WHO DELIVERED NANAMI’S LUNCH THE OTHER DAY.

THEY THEN PRODDED HIM IF HE REMEMBERED WHO THEY WERE.

NANAMI WHO NOTICED THE HAND RESTING ON HIS SHOULDER, MUTTERED THAT HE WOULDN’T.

OUR EARTH DIETY GOT HIT BY THE JEALOUSY BULLET.

HE SAID YES AND PROCEEDED TO SAY OUT THEIR NAMES.

THEY ARE THE PENIS WORSHIPPER RANGERS. MY WORDS NOT HIS.

I RATHER RATTLE ON UNNECESSARILY AND TYPE MORE WORDS THAN TYPING THEIR NAMES.

IF YOU RECALLED IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODES, THOSE GIRLS WERE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ACCUSED HER.

AFTER WHICH, THEY GAVE HER THE SNUB WHEN SHE TOLD THEM TOMOE WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN EP 2

THE HORNY BITCHES WERE EUPHORIC.

TOMOE THEN SAID THAT HE MEMORIZE EVERYBODY’S FACES AND NAMES.

HE SAID THAT IT WAS ONLY NATURAL SINCE THEY ALL HELPED HER OUT BEFORE. YES HE WA BEING SARCASTIC.

THEY SHOCKED PENIS WORSHIPPER THEN ASKED WHAT WAS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH NANAMI.

DOMO! WATASHI TACHI WA PENIS WORSHIPPER RANGERS DESU!.
L TO R: BLUE PENIS WORSHIPPER RANGER, PINK PENIS WORSHIPPER RANGER, YELLOW PENIS WORSHIPPER RANGER!
*THEY START SINGING THEIR THEME SONG*
P-E-N-I-S WORSHIPPER! IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY WE WON’T WORSHIP YOU. ANATA-WA CHIN CHIN GA ARU KA? CHIN-CHIN,CHI,CHI,CHI CHIN CHIN

“NANAMI IS MY MASTER…”

BEFORE HE COULD FINISH HIS SENTENCE, NANAMI DRAGGED HIM OUT.

BY HIS COLLAR NO LESS.

WATERBRAND: READ SOMEWHERE THAT AN ANGRY WOMAN HAULED A TRACTOR TYRE. APPARENTLY WHEN YOU ARE TOO OVERWHELM BY A CERTAIN EMOTION, YOUR OTHER SENSORY MIGHT BE TEMPORARILY NUMB.

THEY STOPPED IN AN EMPTY HALLWAY AND SHE TOLD HIM NOT TO ADDRESS HER AS MASTER, OR HIMSELF AS SERVANT.

HER CLASSMATES WOULD MAKE UP STORIES AGAIN SHE SAID.

SHE TOLD HIM TO TELL THEM THAT HE WAS THE SON OF A FAMILY THAT TOOK HER IN.

BEFORE SHE COULD FINISH, A CLASS MATE OF HERS CALLED HER OUT.

THE GIRL CAME TO PASS THE LOG BOOK AS PER THE TEACHER’S ORDER.

SHE THEN WISHED NANAMI GOOD LUCK ON HER DUTIES.

WHEN THE GIRL WALKED AWAY, NANAMI WONDERED IF SHE HAD HEARD THEIR CONVERSATION.

TOMOE ASKED HER IF THEY WERE CLASSMATES.

NANAMI TOLD HIM THAT THAT WAS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER.

THE GIRL WAS WALKING ALONG THE HALL WAY AND SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF THAT SHE WOULD BE FRIENDS WITH NANAMI SOMEDAY.

A MYSTERIOUS MALE PASSED HER BY.

HE WAS WEARING A DIFFERENT UNIFORM AND WAS USING AN UMBRELLA.

SHE THOUGH THE PERSON WAS STRANGE.

WATERBRAND: SOUNDS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE IN THE MAKING. WHICH SANE PERSON WALKS INDOOR WITH AN OPEN UMBRELLA? SADAKO’S LOVER .AHAHA

““““

BACK IN THE CLASSROOM, NANAMI WATCHED THE SLEEPING TOMOE SEATED BESIDE HER.

SHE FELT THAT THEY WERE MORE CLOSER IN SCHOOL THAN AT THE SHRINE.

SHE HOPED THAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WOULD BECOME STRONGER.

SHE CLOSED HER LOG BOOK AND EXITED THE CLASSROOM.

ON HER WAY TO THE TEACHER’S ROOM, SOMEONE CALLED HER NAME.

SHE TURNED TO SEE A MALE STUDENT STANDING IN THE RAIN WITH AN UMBRELLA.

HE SAID THAT THE WEATHER WAS NICE.

SHE FINALLY REALIZED WHO HE WAS.

THE DUDE HAD WHITE EYEBROWS, EYE LASHES AND HAIR.

TOMOE WHO WOKE UP FROM HIS CLASSROOM SLUMBER, SENSED SOMETHING WAS AMISS.

HE CALLED OUT FOR NANAMI BUT SHE WAS NO WHERE IN SIGHT.

“““““

TOMOE FOUND HER LOG BOOK ON THE FLOOR OF A PATHWAY.

THE PENIS WORSHIPPER RANGERS APPEARED.

THEY ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ANYTHING TO DO AFTER SCHOOL.

TOMOE CREATED FIREBALLS AND SHOUTED FOR THEM TO FIND NANAMI.

HIS RAGING AURA SCARED THE GIRLS.

THE ANGRY TOMOE SAID THAT HE WOULD ROAST THE SNAKE FOR STEALING HIS MASTER.

““““““`

NANAMI WAS GREETED BY TWO YOUKAI-S WHEN SHE WOKE UP.

THEY OFFERED HER A CENTIPEDE FOR DINNER.

SHE SCREAMED.

THE WHITE HAIR DUDE CAME IN AN INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS SUENAGAKU MIZUKI.

HE WAS A FAMILIAR OF YONOMORI SHRINE.

 THE TWO CONE-HEADS REJOICED AND SAID THAT NANAMI WAS HIS CHOSEN BRIDE.

SHE YELLED AT THEM AND SAID THAT SHE HAD NO INTENTION TO PLAY ALONG.

MIZUKI THEN TOLD HER THAT THE TWO YOUKAI-S WERE THE SHRINE SPIRIT.

HE SAID THAT THE SHRINE DEITY IS BEHIND THE BLINDER THAT WAS BEHIND HER.

HE WALKED OVER TO HER AND OFFERED HIS HAND.

HE TOLD HER THAT THE DEITY HAD GIVEN THEM HER BLESSING.

 NANAMI SLAPPED HIS HAND AWAY AND YELLED THAT SHE WOULD NOT MARRY HIM.

HE INFORMED HER THAT THE MARK AROUND HER ARM WAS AN ENGAGEMENT RING.

“I’M LEAVING” SHE DECLARED.

HE SMIRKED AND SAID “LEAVE THEN….THAT IS IF YOU CAN”

THE TWO CONE-HEADS LAUGHED.

NANAMI WONDERED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THEM AND STORMED OUT OF THE ROOM.

SHE OPENED THE DOOR AND SAID THAT SHE WOULD NOT STICK AROUND.

ONCE OUTSIDE, SHE TURNED AND LOOKED BACK AT THE SHRINE.

 ”SEE, I’M LEAVING. NO PROBLEM” SHE SAID CONFIDENTLY.

SHE TOLD HERSELF TO STICK TO ONE PATH AND THAT EVENTUALLY SHE WOULD FIND A HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING.

SHE KEPT ON WALKING AND THE SKY GREW DARKER.

HAVING WALKED FOR A LONG TIME, SHE GREW TIRED AND TRIPPED OVER A STONE.

SHE LOOKED UP AT THE MOON AND GOT TO HER FEET ADN STARTED WALKING AGAIN.

SHE SAW A BRIGHT LIGHT AND RAN TOWARDS IT HAPPILY.

BUT TO HER DISMAY, SHE WAS GREETED BY MIZUKI AND HIS GIGGLING CHUCKY DOLLS.

SHE FELL TO THE GROUND AND ASKED HIM WHY SHE WAS BACK AT THE SHRINE AFTER WALKING SO FAR.

HE SAID THAT HE TOLD HER SHE COULDN’T LEAVE AND ASKED HER IFSHE WOULD LIKE TO TRY AGAIN.

“I DON’T LIKE HIM” SHE THOUGHT.

HE SAW HER SCRAPED KNEE AND IMMEDIATELY PRESSED A CLOTH ON IT.

NANAMI REMEMBERED WHAT TOMOE HAD SAID BEFORE.

TOMOE SAID THAT HE WOULD NEVER LET ANYONE LAY A FINGER ON HER.

“LIAR” SHE THOUGHT AS SHE STARTED TEARING UP.

MIZUKI TOLD HER NOT TO CRY. SHE SHOULD JUST LEAVE WITH HIM.

HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD TREAT HER BETTER THAN TOMOE WOULD.

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NANAMI AND MIZUKI WERE STARING AT THE PLUM BLOSSOM TREE.

SHE ASKED IF THEY WERE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD.

HE SAID YES AND THAT IN THAT WORLD THE FLOWERS WERE ALWAYS IN BLOOM.

 HE THEN ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SLEEP.

NANAMI SCREAMED IN SHOCK.

HE TOLD HER NOT TO WORRY AS HE WOULDN’T DO ANYTHING.

“I CAN WAIT UNTI YOU ARE READY….SINCE YOU WILL BE HERE FOREVER” HE SAID

WATERBRAND:  HEY CONSUMMATION IS FOR HER AND TOMOE YOU PERV!

SHE ENTERED HER ROOM AND WAS GREETED BY THE CREEPY LOOKING SHRINE SPIRITS.

THEY HAVE PREPARED A TWO PERSON PINK FUTON.

EHEM..FOR THEIR WEDDING NIGHT I SUPPOSE.

SHE GAVE THEM A SWIFT KICK WHICH SENT THEM TO INFINITY AND BEYOND.

SHE LAID ON THE FUTON AND SAID THAT IF TOMOE WAS HER FAMILIAR, HE WOULD COME TO SAVE HER.

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O & K WERE CRYING A PACIFIC OCEAN AS THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT NANAMI’S KIDNAP.

THEY SAID THAT THEIR SHRINE WOULD BE DOOMED.

THE TWO THEN PEEKED AT TOMOE WHO WAS BUSY POLISHING PORCELAIN VASES.

THEY COMMENDED HIM FOR KEEPING HIS COMPOSURE.

AS THEY WE WATCHING, TOMOE HANDS SLIPPED AND THE VASE BROKE.

THE TWO SCREAMED THAT THEY WERE DOOMED.

TOMOE HIMSELF WAS SURPRISED AT HOW HE  LOST HIS COMPOSURE TO THAT EXTENT.

HE THOUGHT THAT WITH LITTLE STRENGTH, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO PROTECT HER.

HOWEVER, HE MUST GET BACK WHAT WAS HIS AND THAT WAS A PROMISE,HE SAID.

 NANAMI WALKED OUT OF HE ROOM AND SAW MIZUKI SITTING AT THE PATION STARING AT THE PLUM BLOSSOM TREE.

SHE FELT THAT THE SHRINE WAS IMPRESSIVE.

THE DEITY HAD BEEN ENSHRINED AND EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.

HOWEVER, HER SIXTH SENSE  TOLD HER SOMETHING WAS AMISS.

MORING COMES, AND THE DUO SHRINE SPIRITS SERVED HER BREAKFAST.

A BOWL OF FROG. WEBBED TOES,WAXING SKIN AND ALIVE!

 WHAT IDIOT FAMILIAR WHO DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT A HUMAN TRULY EATS.

 FILLET THE AMPHIBIANS AT LEAST.

SHE WENT A LITTLE PHYSICAL WITH THE SHRINE SPIRITS.

JUST THEN MIZUKI WALKED IN WITH A PLATE OF MOCHI.

HE SAID IT WAS HARD TO HOST.

THE DUO TOLD HER THAT YONOMORI ONLY CONSUME SAKE.

WATERBRAND: ALCOHOLIC DEITY.

THEREFORE MIZUKI’S SAKE WAS THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

THEY TOLD HER THAT YONOMORI LABELLED HIM ASTHE BEST FAMILIAR EVER.

NANAMI BOASTED ABOUT TOMOE’S COOKING AND MANNERS.

SHE TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE THE OPPOSITE.

” SO TOMOE COOKING WAS GOOD?”  HE ASKED RHETORICALLY.

SHE ASKED IF HE KNEW TOMOE FROM BEFORE.

HE TOLD HER HAD KNOWN HIM FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THE TWO SHRINE SPIRIT TOLD HER THAT TOMOE WAS A FOX SPIRIT.

SHE SNAPPED AT THEM SAYING THAT SHE ALREADY KNEW THAT.

WATERBRAND: YUP THE CUTE EARS ON TOP OF HIS HEAD IS A TOTALLY GIVE AWAY.

HE SARCASTICALLY SAID THAT TOMOE HAD LOST HIS MASTER ONCE MORE AND THAT HE WAS PROBABLY SITTING AND MOPING.

HE FLICKED HIS HAIR AND SNEERED.

WATERBRAND: OKAY WE GET  IT YOU GUYS HAVE NICE FLICKABLE HAIR! ENOUGH ALREADY. FINE MY HAIR  IS ONLY FLICKABLE DURING WIND STORM. FOLLICLE ENVY.HAHA…

SHE TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS ONE TO TALK AS SHE SAW HIM MOPING THE NIGHT BEFORE.

YES THE MALICE. ME LIKE.

HE GLARED AT HER.

AFTER A FEW SECOND OF STARING SHOW DOWN, NANAMI TOLD HIM THAT HE TOLD HER THAT NO HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE SHRINE. SHE ASKED HIM HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN GOING ON.

HE SCRATCHED THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND PRETENDED TO NOT KNOW.

SHE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED OVER TO THE COVERED ROOM.

SHE LIFTED THE BLIND AND SAW AN EMPTY CHAIR WHERE THE DEITY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.

MIZUKI HISSED AND YELLED AT HER TO STOP.

SHE DEMANDED HIM TO TELL HER THE TRUTH.

MEANWHILE TOMOE’S FIREBALLS MANAGED TO LOCATE NANAMI’S WHEREABOUTS.

TOMOE’S FIREBALLS CAN SPEAK. DUDE THAT’S FAR OFF MAN….

THE MAN’S FIRST DISCOVERY THEN TOLD HIM THAT THE SHRINE WAS IN THE WATER BODY.

HE SAID OUT LOUD THAT IT WAS A DAM.

THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST AS THEY HAD EXPECTED, THERE WERE NO SIGN OF HUMANS.

HE SAID THAT IT WAS IRONIC THAT A WATER TEMPLE HAD BEEN FLOODED.

O & K ASKED HIM HOW THEY WERE GOING TO ACCESS THE SHRINE.

HE SAID THAT EVEN THOUGHT THERE WERE MANY WHITE SNAKES, HE KNEW OF ONLY ONE.

ONE WHO WAS RAISED IN A BOX AND STUPID ENOUGH TO TRY TO MARRY A DEITY.

BACK IN THE H2O SHRINE, MIZUKI TOLD NANAMI ABOUT HOW THE WORSHIPPING PLACE CAME TO EXIST.

LONG AGO,  IN THE RIVER NEARBY, KIDS DROWNED AND THE VILLAGERS THOUGHT THAT IF THEY ERECTED A SHRINE, THE DEITY WOULD PROTECT THEM.

THAT WAS THEIR PROBLEM HE SAID. A DEITY LIKE YONOMORI WOULD ONLY SURVIVE IF THERE WERE WORSHIPPERS.

WHEN HUMAN BEINGS ABANDONED THE SHRINE, THE DEITY HAD TO GO INTO HIDING.

HE SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT ABANDON THE SHRINE AND WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT FOREVER.

SOFT HEARTED NANAMI, SYMPATHIZE WITH HIM. SHE SAID THAT HE HAD REMAINED IN A HUSK OF A SHRINE EVEN THOUGH THE DEITY WAS GONE. SHE COULD NOT IMAGINE HOW.

SHE PLACED HER HAND ON HIS SHOULDER AND TOLD HIM THAT IT HAD BEEN HARD FOR HIM.

SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE BECAME A DEITY NOT LONG AGO AND ALSO HAD A FAMILIAR,TOMOE.

SHE SAID THAT SHE COULD NOT STAND SEEING TOMOE GO THROUGH WHAT MIZUKI HAD.

AND THAT SHE WOULD RATHER HE BE FREE.

SHE BELIEVED THAT YONOMORI WOULD WANT THAT FOR HIM TOO.

THE EARTH DEITY TOLD HIM ABOUT MIKAGE LEAVING TOMOE AND THAT TOMOE COULD GET OVER THAT EVENTUALLY.

THE UNGRATEFUL WHITE  LIMBLESS REPTILE GAVE HER A STERN LOOK AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS TRYING TO COMFORT HIM.

PSHHH…COMFORT THE CUTE FOX NOT THAT SLIMY PRICK.

MIZUKI SAID TO HER IN A PORNO VOICE THAT SHE COULD FURTHER COMFORT HIM BY STAYING THERE FOREVER.

WATCHING THE BUDS TOGETHER.

HE HUGGED HER.

HEY UNLESS IT’S ONE OF THOSE FAST FORWARD BLOOMING FLOWER VIDEOS, IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN WATCHING A COW DOING THE SWAN LAKE ROUTINE.  IT ‘LL BE BORING AND WE ALL KNOW THE ENDING.

FLOWERS BLOOM, COWS TIP OVER.

GENTLY PUSHING HIM AWAY, SHE TOLD HIM THAT HIS PROPOSAL WAS UNFOUNDED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE SNAKE WINE OUT OF HIM.

FINE SHE SAID SHE CAN’T STAY THERE BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WAITING FOR HER BACK HOME.

SHE WAS SURE THAT TOMOE WAS OUT LOOKING FOR HER.

WAS HE NOT GOOD ENOUGH HER YELLED. HE THEN LEAN FORWARD AND HUGGED HER. RESTING HIS HEAD ON HER STOMACH.

SHE RESPONDED WITH A WRESTLING MOVE CALLED HAMMER LEG.

SHE KICKED HIS HEAD SEVERAL TIMES AND TOLD HIM TO THAT HE SAID HE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HER.

TO THAT HE SAID THAT HE CHANGED HIS MIND.

HE GRABBED HER WRIST AND PULLED HER INTO HIM.

NANAMI SCREAMED FOR TOMOE TO SAVE HER.

RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT LIKE A KNIGHT IN FURRY ARMOUR, TOMOE LANDED OUT SIDE THE DOOR.

USING HIS CLAWS STRONG FINGERNAILS, HE RIPPED THE DOOR AND TORE IT INTO PIECES.

“YOU DARE RAISE YOUR HAND TO MY MASTER!” HE DECLARED.

NANAMI WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE HIM.

HE ORDERED MIZUKI TO GET HIS HANDS OFF HER. HE FLUNG A FIREBALL BALL AT HIM.

SNAKES BEING THE ANAL, HIGH STRUNG CREATURE, HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY.

TOMOE RAN TOWARDS HER AND HUGGED HER TIGHTLY.

HE WAS GLAD THAT SHE WAS SAFE.

THE TEARY EYED DEITY HUGGED HIM BAK AND TOLD HIM HE WAS LATE.

WITH THE BLUE FIRE THAT HAD CAUGHT ON TO THE ROOM, YOU WOULD THINK PEOPLE START USAIN BOLTING OUT OF THERE.

EHHH CARTOON WHAT’S THE WORSE THAT COULD HAPPEN RIGHT?

“MAN , I DIDN’T EXPECT YOU TO FIND US” MIZUKI JOKED.

HE TOLD TOMOE THAT HE HAD NO MANNERS AND PROCEEDED TO WHIP OUT HIS H2O POWERS.

WATER PUT S OUT FIRE AND HENCE THE FIGHT BEGUN.

WHAT IS A BATTLE WITHOUT IT’S VERY OWN VERBAL FOREPLAY.

 MIZUKI PROBED TOMOE BY INSULTING HIS POWER AND THAT HE BASICALLY THINKS TOMOE WAS BENEATH HIM.

WATERBRAND: SO SAYS THE DUDE WHO HAS AN IMAGINARY DEITY.

OUR FUTURE HOTTIE NO. 14  PUT THE REPTILE IN HIS PLACE.

HE REVEALED THAT THE SHRINE WAS WASHED AWAY LONG AGO.

MIZUKI HAD CREATED AN ALTERNATE WORLD SO THAT HE COULD CONTINUE BEING A FAMILIAR OF THE SHRINE.

WATERBRAND: SOMEONE TAKES MAKE BELIEVE A TAD TOO FAR…

WHAT’S THAT I SMELL? SNAKE’S ON A PIT.

TOMOE TOLD HIM TO PREPARE FOR HIS WRATH.

MIZUKI WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR STEALING HIS MASTER.

HE SET THE SHRINE ON FIRE.

OUR WATER SNAKE TRIED HAPLESSLY TO EXTINGUISH THE INFERNO.

SET TO THE SONG 1,2,3 BY BRIAN MCKNIGHT, TOMOE INFORMED MIZUKI HOW MANY TIMES HE HAD A;READY LOST.

ONE, THE MOMENT HE ENTERED

TWO, WHEN HE CARRIED NANAMI IN HIS ARMS

AND THE THRID TIME WOULD BE THE LAST.

THE WATER SHRINE SPIRITS BARGED IN AND DESPERATELY TOLD MIZUKI THAT THE FIELD WAS ON FIRE.

HE RAN TO THE PLUM BLOSSOM TREE WHILE REMEMBERING WHAT YONOMORI HAD TOLD HIM.

TOMOE WHO WAS CARRYING NANAMI APPEARED BEHIND.

HE SAID THAT THE TREE WAS THE STAGE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE MIZUKI HAD CREATED.

MIZUKI AGREED. HE SAID THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY THING HE HAD LEFT.

HE PLEADED FOR TOMOE’S UNDERSTANDING SINCE THEY WERE BOTH FAMILIARS.

THE FOX REPLIED THAT HE DID.

THEREFORE, HE WOULD BURN DOWN BOTH MIZUKI AND THE TREE TO ATONE FOR THE SNAKE’S MISDEEDS.

AS USUAL, NANAMI STOPPED HIM.

SHE WALKED TOWARDS THE SLITHERING DEITY.

SHE TOLD HIM THAT SINCE HER FAMILIAR WAS THERE, SHE WAS LEAVING.

SHE APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO REMAIN WITH HIM.

SHE PROMISED HIM THAT IF HE EVER FELT LONLEY, SHE WOULD COME AND WATCH THE FLOWERS WITH HIM.

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BACK IN THE REAL WORLD, TOMOE AND NANAMI WERE WALKING DOWN THE STREET.

SHE SAID THAT HE DIDN’T LOOK GOOD.

HE TOLD HER THAT SHE SEEMED TO BE CLOSE TO THE SNAKE.

“YOU EVEN PROMISED TO SEE HIM, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. YOU THINK I’M A PROP?’ HE SAID UNHAPPILY.

SHE SAID THAT SHE COULDN’T JUST IGNORE HIM.

SHE TOLD HIM THAT THE THOUGHT TOF HER DYING AND LEAVING HIM ALONE LIKE MIZUKI, MADE HER PROMISED THE SNAKE.

HE TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS BEING RIDICULOUS.

HE SAW THE SCRAPE ON HER KNEE AND BEND DOWN TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

HE SAID HE WAS SORRY.

HE REMINDED HIMSELF THAT SHE BLEEDS FROM A SCRAPE AND WOULD DIE FROM FALLING OF A TREE.

HER FRAGILITY IS THE VERY FOUNDATION UPON WHICH HE EXISTED.

HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS IN GRAVE DANGER.

HE TOOK HIS HAND AND THEY WALKED BACK HOME.

HE SAID TO HIMSELF THAT HE HAD TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN’T BREAK AND THAT HE WILL NOT BREAK HER.

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