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this video has been the last hinge holding me together for weeks now. I need to watch it once a day or I'll start disintegrating
Drew this for Lazu of her character Roos :)
Well, let's meet Āhu :
This is the girl Shapur fell in love with in my AU.
●A girl in Ecbatana, who lives with her mother and younger siblings. Her father died when they were all little. They are common people, neither nobles, nor slaves(Āzāt).
● From a young age, Āhu helped her mother with the children and tried to fill her father's place, and she really worked as hard as a man. Her mother would grieve and say that she wished her first child had been a boy and that he would do all of these works now. This also affects Ahu's attitude.
●"A gazelle in the barracks"
From time to time, a group of people, many of whom were women, would go to the barracks and bring bread and such to the soldiers. It was a kind of way of thanking those who had worked hard to serve their homeland. Ahu was among them, going with her younger brother and sister. There were other girls there, sometimes very beautiful. Ahu was more innocent than beautiful.
●Āhu means gazelle. (sometimes deer).
●Ahu has long, light brown hair, like Māhruy(Isfan's mother), which makes her look like her when she is standing from behind. This partly fuels Shapur's trauma.
●She has completely normal brown eyes with long eyelashes. She has innocent look and when she runs it looks like she is flying. She is also very delicate.
●She has a very calm nature. You almost never see her angry.
●She is a very good supporter.
●She does not keep anything to herself and expresses her feelings openly. Even if she tries to hide it, the truth shows on her face.
●Her weakness is excessive naivety and a bit gullible and sometimes superstitious.
●She is very will-powered and could have made a lot of progress if there wasn't a class system.
●Shapur fell in love with her from the bottom of his heart and she was exactly the same person who, after seeing what his father did and the events that later happened between him and his mother, told himself that he would never get close to any woman, it could lead to such tragedies. But Ahu unknowingly showed him the reality. He understood what love meant. He was completely his true self in front of her and his sensitive spirit was revealed. Ahu could make Shapur show his romantic side.
●Ahu is really a gazelle, (but about Shapur, I think, although I want to say wolf but the cat family comes to mind I don't know why! He's such a cat to me, something like leopard or a cheetah).
●Kubad is going to tell him that this girl is very kind and well-mannered, she is out of your league.
saw this post and immediately thought of all of Cell 4

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Arslan Senki | Heroic Legend of Arslan Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kubard/Shapur (Heroic Legend of Arslan) Characters: Kubard (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Shapur (Heroic Legend of Arslan) Additional Tags: Canon - Manga, Pre-Canon, Angst, Explicit Sexual Content, Rimming, Anal Sex, Developing Relationship, Internal Conflict, Introspection, Self-Denial, Self-Sacrifice, Past Shapur/Original Male Character(s) Series: Part 2 of Private Sentiment Summary:
The campaign in Maryam is drawing to a close; soon the Parsian army will return to Ecbatana. After the decisive battle has been won, Kubard invites Shapur to his tent. If the Parsian victory had been a certainty, Shapur’s response is less so. For two men still more accustomed to meeting on opposite sides of an argument, one night is perhaps enough to unsettle the balance between them.
What exactly does “free” mean in Pars?
A little Arslan Senki language rabbit hole: Azat, Azatan, and what exactly does “free” mean in Pars?
@innerchorus: I just couldn't stop thinking about our discussion, so here we go!
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole over the Parsian social classes in Yoshiki Tanaka's Arslan Senki, because there is something rather fascinating hiding in the words Azat and Azatan.
And potentially something very Tanaka.
What an utterly fascinating and comprehensively researched post! I agree that, although we cannot know Tanaka's intention here (what I wouldn't give for you to be able to interview that man, lol) this does sound plausible.
I also found this video discussing the etymology of the term 'azad', which indicates that the 'noble' meaning came first and because the nobility were the only ones who were free, it then became associated with freedom.
(It also set my mind wondering, aside from the real life etymological background to these terms, how did they come to be in the rather more fictional/fantasy setting of Pars? Did these terms, these social classes, exist in the time of Kaykhusraw? Did he free people from the tyranny of the Snake King only to establish a society in which freedom is hierarchical and an entire class were not free at all? Or was the freedom he established after defeating Zahhak later overturned?
In the novels, Tahamenay says 'the wispuhran, wuzurgan, azadan, azat, and ghulam form the cornerstones of Parsian society'. Was it always so?
We also have the ironic equality of Zahhak's reign, in which 'two subjects were killed each day, whether noble wuzurgan or lowly ghulam, and their brains were fed to the serpents.' Arakawa's Zahhak referenced this form of equality in the manga recently and it felt horrifying.
So perhaps under Zahhak's rule, nobody is free (or everybody is equally un-free). Under existing Parsian society, only some people are free. And under Arslan's reforms, as you say, no person shall be denied freedom. So yes, both radical and limited and, I think, believable. To simply abolish all social classes would... not be realistic or achievable during Arslan's reign, I think.)
Hello @innerchorus Good morning Have you ever looked at the last page of chapter 154 of the Japanese manga Arsalan Senki??? I mean that sentence at the bottom of the page... I went to translate and saw Ms. Arakawa write this :( "Follow the disappointing October issue😰!" Please tell me the manga is not going to end badly😱😱😱 @innerchorus Not THAT kind of spice ... Please answer me, I'm getting stressed. I can't wait for another two months. I'm dying instead of Daryun🤦🏻♀️😰😰😰
Hello!
I have looked at the magazine raws on occasion and they usually have teaser blurbs like this to build anticipation for the next chapter. Here, the automatic translation is giving 'desperate' not 'disappointing,' as in, the situation Daryun and Team Arslan are in is a desperate one, where he is forced to do battle with the Snake King.
I can't tell you how the manga is going to end as none of us know, but what we have seen is that Arakawa is not afraid to make changes and do her own thing while still utilising elements of the very end of the novel series as she sees fit. So yes, right now it looks like we are going to see a Daryun vs Zahhak duel, but that doesn't mean everything will go down exactly as it does in the novels. It's clear Team Arslan have a plan of some sort beyond 'try to defeat the Snake King in single combat'. We don't know yet what the Zot's special powder is for, whether Hilmes and co might prove to be of some use, how Rukhnabad might come into play, or what role Arslan's other followers might still have.
I did see an interview where Arakawa mentioned that she likes to imagine hopeful endings for her characters. Arslan Senki isn't her story originally, but it's clear she has been afforded a great deal of creative leeway. Right now, it feels like there's scope for her to deliver an ending of a different feel to that of the novels. (That's not to say that I'm not worried about further character deaths — I am! But that I will be going into the next chapter hoping that Daryun will survive, rather than expecting him to die.)
One thing I can reassure you on, though, is that we don't have to wait two months for the next chapter! The magazine issue that just came out was the September issue. Next month's is the October one (the one mentioned in the end of chapter blurb). So we will get a new chapter next month as usual.
Wolves, Ears and Tails
An Isfan/Jimsa ficlet series — Arslan Senki canon-divergence AU
Well, WIP Wednesday became WIP Thursday... and now it's Saturday.
Just letting you know that Chapter 1 of Instalment 2 of our AU is now officially published! The other three chapters will follow either today or tomorrow, once I've managed the final editorial pass (AO3 has decided not to play nice today, unfortunately).
Links below!
Series: Wolves, Ears and Tails AU
Instalment 1: What Happens When Isfān Is Left Unsupervised
Instalment 2: Mother of Wolves

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The raws are out for Chapter 154!
アルスラーン戦記 – Raw 【第154話】 | Manga Raw
Taking @innerchorus advice to share the panels I enjoyed instead of fearing for what's to come!
Please excuse the quality, I needed to take photos off screen as I'm still at work after all, sigh. But who cares.
Spoilers ahead!
Genuine question about Jaswant: Why doesn't he wear armor?
Reblogging because the comment section did not suffice in terms of space:
As far as light novel canon goes, Tanaka never gives an explicit canonical explanation for Jaswant’s lack of armour. In fact, the novels do not firmly establish that he never wears armour; the consistent unarmoured appearance largely comes from the illustrations and visual adaptations.
The most convincing explanation is his military function and fighting style:
Jaswant was trained as Mahendra’s agent and is introduced operating as a spy, rather than as an ordinary battlefield soldier or heavy cavalryman.
He depends upon speed, stealth and freedom of movement. His fighting is repeatedly compared to that of a black panther: rapid, agile and conducted at close quarters.
Armour—particularly the conspicuous armour worn by Parsian cavalrymen—would hinder infiltration, climbing, silent movement and blending into unfamiliar surroundings.
Even after joining Arslan, Jaswant principally serves as a personal attendant, scout and bodyguard. He therefore retains the equipment and habits of a Sindhuran agent instead of adopting the appearance of a Parsian mounted officer.
It is probably not simply because Sindhura is hot. The climate may favour lighter equipment, but Sindhuran soldiers and commanders do possess armour. Nor is poverty a convincing explanation: Mahendra could have equipped his trusted agent, and Jaswant later had access to Parsian military resources.
Realistically, he might also wear some unobtrusive protection beneath his clothing — padded fabric, hardened leather or light mail — but Tanaka never specifies this. Consequently, it would be entirely canon-compatible to give him discreet light armour when a situation particularly requires it.
Arakawa’s version gives us stronger visual evidence, but still no explicit explanation from Arakawa herself, as far as I'm aware.
But what we can possibly assume:
The lightly dressed Jaswant is deliberately Arakawa’s own design. She created his character sheet for the anime before he had appeared in her manga, and subsequently used essentially the same design in the manga.
His lack of armour is not merely part of his disguise while spying on Rajendra. He continues wearing the same basic Sindhuran clothing after joining Arslan and during conventional battles.
Arakawa consistently depicts him fighting through speed, balance, evasive movement and rapid close-quarters swordsmanship. His confrontation with Gieve especially presents the two as unusually fast fighters rather than armoured shock combatants.
He has some limited protection — substantial wrist/forearm guards, boots and several layers around his torso and waist — but nothing identifiable as a proper cuirass, mail shirt or helmet.
This makes three explanations particularly plausible.
First, mobility. Arakawa visually contrasts Jaswant with men such as Daryun, Shapur and the Parsian cavalrymen. They are armoured mounted warriors who survive blows partly through protection; Jaswant avoids being struck in the first place. His “black panther” imagery is built into his silhouette and movement.
Second, his original occupation. Arakawa emphasises his function as Mahendra’s covert agent. Armour would make infiltration, observation, climbing and unobtrusive travel considerably more difficult. Even after becoming Arslan’s retainer, he retains the methods in which he was trained.
Third, visual and cultural distinction. Arakawa gives the different peoples of the story recognisably different clothing and military silhouettes. Jaswant must remain immediately identifiable as Sindhuran among Arslan’s mostly Parsian followers. Putting him into Parsian cavalry armour would weaken that distinction.
Arakawa has explained more generally that she researched historical clothing and armour, while also balancing historical plausibility against visual presentation; she even discussed how much uncertainty surrounded period clothing and horse armour. She has not, however, publicly connected those comments specifically to Jaswant.
The manga’s visual storytelling, however strongly supports the above, but it remains an interpretation rather than an explicitly stated canonical fact. It also does not mean he would refuse all armour on principle; giving him concealed padding, light leather protection or situational armour would not contradict anything Arakawa has established.
Lil Shapur after a very busy day(being naughty and driving all the castle folks crazy) :
I really don't know with what confidence I'm posting this, but please accept this from me.
More details:
●That tiny horse later became Isfān's. Of course, not as being "in one piece" as here.
(Shapur's toys had a very exciting life.)
Shapur had to sit down and sew it.
He didn't even know how to do that.
As usual, Mihandokht saved him.
(He later tore one of his expensive clothes so that Mihandokht could sew clothes for Isfan from that fabric, and that thing both brothers had tied their hair with and was the same color[I guess it was blue] was made of the same fabric. Although Shapur's doesn't look like fabric and looks more like beads?? But imagine it's fabric.)
●Here he is 6 years old.
●Mihandokht(his nurse), who later took care of Isfān, admits that taking care of Shapur was harder.
●Lord Behzād (his father) could spend less time with him.
●He loves his parents, but is emotionally very dependent on his mother.
●He is a polite child, but he listens to nobody when he wants to play.
●He's always been good with books and all that stuff.
●He wants to become a warrior.
●He has been training since he was 5 years old.
●He currently have a young mare to practice riding. Shapur later named her Sepidāyīn, and she is the same horse he went to rescue Māhruy and Isfān with.
●Sohrāb(his coach) believes that he is smart.
●He can also read, and write a little now.
●Delārām(His mother) gets gutted when he runs around like he doesn't care about danger at all. She is definitlely sensetive to him.
●Māhruy(Isfān's mother) is 10 years old here.
She wants to be like his older sister.
She loves him, gives him sweets, and if he hurt his leg, she bandages it.
●Everything was pretty much fine then, at least apparently.

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