Oh Goodness! Thank You Very Much, That Was Way More Than I Expected In Response. Thats Actually Much

Oh goodness! Thank you very much, that was way more than I expected in response. That’s actually much clearer and relevant to what I’ve been trying to figure out.

Because a lot more in the way of English related stuff on the subject tends to be from teachers which tend to at most seem to be in an apartment complex sort of thing at most.

And no worries, the only issue was on my end trying to figure out the right keywords that got results. xD Even if I could infer what was meant, having the actual Japanese word makes this SO much easy. Thank you again.

If you don't mind me asking, on the last picture you translated of Grell in her pajamas, what was the word you used for "Team dormitory"? I've been fascinated trying to figure out how the shinigami live and that seems like it has a cultural connotation. I've hit a wall with my usual methods but if I had the Japanese word that seems like it's a good keyword I might be able to jump the rest of my research off of. (Also thank you very much for translating that image in general. It's great. xD)

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Dear inardentlongingofpastintricacies,

No, I don’t mind at all! The term Yana used was ‘社員寮’ (しゃいんりょう・sha’inryou), which I just quickly translated into ‘team dormitory’. But I think ‘company dormitory’ or ‘employee dormitory’ would have been more accurate

(＾罒 ＾;;)づ My apologies.

The image on which Yana probably based the Reaper Dispatch Society is probably this ⇊. Usually a relatively large building, either standing on its own, or even actually attached to the office.

Obviously they come with sleeping rooms, often only offering a bed/futon, one desk and a place to store clothing. TVs etc. really would be a luxury.

The more luxurious dormitories would have single rooms, while shabbier ones only provide shared rooms as bad as cramming six people into such a tiny room as the picture above.

Japanese company dormitories usually have a canteen, as is depicted in this ⇊ doodle by Yana herself. Even if there is a canteen, many dormitories also provide a shared kitchen. Those kitchens are usually the more industrial ones, and the majority of the space is occupied by many fridges for the employees to use.

Other shared spaces include a lounge, laundry facilities and bathrooms, of course. Some dormitories come with private bathrooms and toilets (which are more of a luxury), while others have communal washing facilities.

I hope this helps!

i saw this poll on twitter (with less options) and it didnt get a lot of reach and im curious what program is the majority rn

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This is all based on a text post I saw that was going around and every time I heard it, it was in either Mettaton or Papyrus’s voice. I know the grey person seems odd in the last one, but I wasn’t sure how to represent an “Anon” kind of character otherwise.

Actually, if you don’t mind my input, I have an idea that thought would work really well for prior to Dualist Kingdom (at the very least), although more for the Season 0 anime rather than the manga quite as much. I’ll try not to make this confusing since I’m struggling a bit to get it as coherent as I’d like. But what I thought would work was a Gengar for Atem and a Cleffa then Clefairy for Yugi.

So to start, the coloration and appearance with the golden third eye struck me as super similar, add to that the fact that for both that’s a temporary appearance only brought out when they’re using their full powers. The golden eye on Mega Gengar is stated to be able allow it to see into other dimensions which frankly doesn’t seem far off from Atem’s ability. Also the fact that it’s a ghost type hints to Atem’s true nature. The fact that it hides in the shadow of objects works really well as to why it’s been able to follow Atem. And while a lot of stuff talks about how dark Gengar is, there is also notes that it’s loyal to trainers who treat it kindly and a pokedex entry about how it just wants a traveling companion.

Next from there I’d remembered that there used to be a theory going around that Gengar was actually designed to be the shadow of Clefairy. That made it a natural opposite for Yugi. And having a Cleffa, which is cute and sweet really seemed to fit earl Yugi. But then the REALLY interesting bit kicked in. See, Cleffa evolves into Clefairy with friendship. So the idea of Yugi starting off with a Cleffa and because of him gaining friends the Cleffa is able to evolve before the start of Dualist Kingdom seems very in character. It’s also star shaped which matches Yugi’s hair, but that’s more of a silly reasoning. xD

Then I spotted it’s abilities. It’s hidden ability is Friend Guard, which is defends its allies and seems VERY much like the sort of person Yugi grows into by the end of the series. Sadly none of Gengar’s abilities are nearly so meaningful.

Basically, the short version is that both pokemon work really well for each character AND as complimentary designs for the duality that Yugi and Atem are usually shown with, with character growth fitting logically with actual plot points.

I've had pokemon on the brain lately, and it's got me thinking about what Main 6 pokemon the puzzleboys would have. What would be your take on their teams?

Ahhhhh look, anon, I spent a couple years specifically rping ygo+pkmn so this… is right up my alley. Yeah.

But yes, while in the past I focused more on giving the guys pokemon representing their friends or cards, I went more for representing THEM this time. And I specifically avoided any legendary/mythical options and included no Gen VII or VIII… because I haven’t played either of those. 

Anyways, I spent horribly too long on this, so enjoy:

I attempted a sort of narrative line with Atem’s. And I would 100% pick the letter A Unown for him.

And all six of Yuugi’s options evolve at some level by friendship. :3

You want more parallels? The fact that it starts on the section right after the emphasized “Will I end up as me or as Hyde” it? (And the next four lines are kind of on that theme before it kicks into the “Am I a good man” bit.) And that it’s not JUST a reprise of “No one must ever know” but it’s a reprise of “Alive”? And “Transformation”? But the kicker is the fact that those three songs? Are in REVERSE order here of how they appeared! The way the plot goes it’s Transformation=>Alive=>No One Must Ever Know. In Confrontation goes it’s No One Must Ever Know=>Alive=>Transformation Those are all the relevant plot songs for Jekyll’s transformation into Hyde, but BACKWARDS (As far as I’ve been able to tell, the middle bit where Hyde interrupts is unique to Confrontation, but I’m willing to be corrected. I’m on month three of a new hyperfixation and not any kind of expert. xD)

god all the little details in the musical….in lucy meets hyde lucy’s first line to hyde is “i know you, don’t i?” and in no one knows who i am her final line is “for a moment i thought it was someone else..” just..the parallels.. and how what hyde tells lucy in hyde meets lucy is what she tells jekyll….ARGH IM THINKING ABOUT IT !!!