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I just love Vincent Law.

I didn’t like him when I start watching Ergo Proxy, but now…Awww. He’s so cute. And handsome. And sexy.

not mine, just an edit xx

It’s clear now in the raws that destroyed shrine where Arima and Eto met is flanked by fox guardians associated with the god Inari. 

It’s suggested that they were once solely an agricultural deity, worshipped in hopes of a good harvest. Over time, the spread of Inari throughout Japan resulted in an array of new interpretations, including the role of protector of warriors, patron of actors and prostitutes, and bellwether of long life. Eventually it became known as the deity of desire fulfillment, and today is typically viewed as the Shinto kami of prosperity. 

The fox guardians were believed to be Inari’s messengers, and represent both malevolence and benevolence in an act of balance, as all variants of komainu do. They are often depicted holding a wish-granting jewel, a key to a rice grainery, scrolls, sheafs of rice, or a cub beneath it’s foot (representing the cycle of life).

So here Eto and Arima stand, in the neutral no-man’s land of a shrine dedicated to granting wishes. They are neither enemies nor comrades, good or evil, but merely two beings who share a common desire to change the world they live in. 

They made a pact to connect, to bring forth a life that would prosper and fulfill their wishes. Eto, who planted her seeds of fire and strength…

and Arima who helped them grow…

in a bizarre act of coordination between two parties that shouldn’t have existed. In truth, though, what they wanted is really no different than what any other character in the series hoped for.

Uta was drawn with a fox (kitsune) mask:

And as you stated, foxes are the messengers of Inari, the similarity to the picture of Uta opening the doorway to the afterlife for Shirazu is notable too:

And Uta thinks himself to be “pure now too” (a balance of benevolence and malevolence)

And also, the tid-bit about Inari begin the patron protector of dancers and prostitutes correlates with this (my favorite) Haise calendar picture too:

Copy and pastes from the effeminate Haise/Kaneki post that I’m never gonna finish

Izumono Okuni was a miko who adapted nembutsu odori in a manner that was decidedly sultry/sexual. From there she gathered the misfit women, actors, and prostitutes of the region and taught them acting, dancing and singing skills in order to form her troupe. The new dancing style was so effective and profitable that it attracted attention from all classes; from wealthy merchants to lower class farmers, and from samurai to foreigners. Sadly, in the mid-1600′s the dance was banned from women, so men with effeminate appearances took over the role. In modern times, the dance is still solely a male theater, but it is still highly effeminate in nature. 

All hail the One Eyed King! 

So is this Kaneki’s final form? Haha!

From Ishida’s twitter:

Yesterday I went and met God, and was murderized. Today in Tokyo on the second day, I am meeting a person in a navy shirt.

Sasaki

Kaneki and Tsukiyama

“窓付きと秋の日常”

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ゆめにっきでマッチムーブ動画の第二弾です。今回は秋の日常がテーマになっています。