★ Tough Guy
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⭑ Kuro needs help practicing for the filming of a school drama. Slapstick for Kuro, Chiaki, Tetora and Midori, and a fundamental story for Kuro and Midori
AKARYUSEI READING RECOMMENDATIONS TOOL
If you want a comprehensive look at RYUSEITAI and AKATSUKI as a whole, Meteor Impact, Scroll of the Elements, and Submarine are must-reads. They’re way longer than the individual character story recommendations below, but they are mandatory if you want to understand the two units together.
(Check out Mika Enstars' Scout & Event Story and Feature & Idol Story masterlists, and use the AKATSUKI and RYUSETAI filters for a complete list of different AKATSUKI and RYUSEITAI stories.)
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★ Meteor Impact
The origin story of present-day AKATSUKI AND RYUSEITAI.
Meteor Impact is a story with highly sensitive themes, so be mindful of the disclaimers before you give it a look.
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⭑ Origin story for pre-war Ryuseitai (Madara and Chiaki)
⭑ Origin story for the student council (Keito and Chiaki)
⭑ Origin story for Akatsuki’s role in the war (Keito, Kuro, Souma)
⭑ Kanata’s subjugation & the Battle of the Sea God (Akatsuki v. Kanata)
⭑ Kanzaki-Shinkai relations (Souma and Kanata)
⭑ Why Kuro has a heavy hand in RST Live Shows (Kuro and Chiaki)
★ Scroll of the Elements
A live show between AKATSUKI and RYUSEITAI at a local tourist spot.
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⭑ A slice of life read!
⭑ Ninja Association activities
⭑ Shinobu and Souma's relationship
⭑ Souma interacting with RYUSEITAI
⭑ Keito helping Shinobu with the Ninja Association
★ Submarine
AKATSUKI and RYUSEITAI travel to Okinawa for the SS Tournament and face war against local idols.
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⭑ Dictated by secret orders, Souma leads AKATSUKI, Kanata leads RYUSEITAI
⭑ More about Kanata and the Shinkai Religion worshippers on Okinawa
⭑ Chiaki and Keito working together behind the scenes to work with local idols amidst war
⭑ Souma interacting with RYUSEITAI, and Midori's angst towards Souma and Keito as strangers to him
RELATIONSHIPS
Browse stories below! Click on a character to see which stories I recommend for them and various members of the other group!
These are just a few personal recommendations of mine. The full list of stories AKARYUSEI members appear in together is longer. See more here
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★ Crossroad
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⭑ Before the War begins, Keito grows an intrigue with Chiaki
★ Supernova
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⭑ Kuro and Kanata bond over being their groups' second-in-commands
⭑ How Kuro repays Chiaki following the events of Meteor Impact
⭑ A standard story for Tetora and Kuro's relationship
★ Gang
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⭑ A good look at Chiaki and Kuro's friendship, as Kuro considers putting himself at risk.
★ Astraea's Atelier
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⭑ Kuro and Chiaki visit Shu in France and discover naughty books.
★ Comic World
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⭑ Kanata's feelings about the War, Keito, and their differing philosophies about moving on from it.
⭑ The passage we see of the doujin Keito finds revolves around him and Kanata
⭑ Kanata seeking out Kuro's assistance
★ Arranging Flower and Mind
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⭑ Kanata and Keito practice ikebana together at the beginning!
★ Palace of the Ocean
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⭑ Souma's activities in Marine Life Club
⭑ A good slice-of-life story with groundwork on how Souma and Kanata interact with each other
★ Crash Course
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⭑ Souma and Kanata train each other how to be a member of AKATSUKI and RYUSEITAI
⭑ Keito and Shinobu are also in the story, but seperately.
★ Colorful Autumn
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⭑ Midori enlists Tetora, Souma and Kanata to help him paint signboards. Tetora also appears.
★ Athletics
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⭑ Kanata appears to support his friends as UNDEAD and AKATSUKI compete together.
★ ABYSS
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A Look Back story about Kanata, Madara, Souma and the Shinkai Clan.
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⭑ How Kanata and Souma meet as children.
★ Opera
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⭑ Tetora requests to join the opera AKATSUKI is putting on.
⭑ Delves into Tetora's failed AKATSUKI exam and his feelings about Keito as they interact at the performance.
⭑ Chiaki and Souma also appear
★ Keito Lecture
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⭑ Kuro and Tetora appear and eat lunch with Keito and the members of Keito Lecture.
★ Four Beasts of Fistfighting
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⭑ Foundational story for Kuro and Tetora and what they mean to each other
⭑ A deep dive on AKATSUKI lore, Tetora’s involvement in all of it, and how Tetora found RST post-Akatsuki rejection
⭑ Origins of the Dragon King Competition, and why the Student Council broke it up during the Main Story.
⭑ Keito also appears
★ Onigashima
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⭑ Tetora, Keito and Souma scheme to investigate Kuro after he mentions something suspicious
★ Keito Lecture: Spinoff Edition
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⭑ Keito finds out Tetora and other students are hiding bad grades, and offers to help them study.
★ School Festival 4
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⭑ Tetora tries to emulate the cool delinquent look like Kuro, and learns how he stands out from the rest of them.
★ Secret Jeweller
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⭑ Tetora has to bear with Kuro's odd behavior
⭑ Keito also appears.
★ One Man Army
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⭑ The Student Council tries to confiscate Souma's sword, and Shinobu runs reconnaissance for them. Tetora and Midori take Souma's side and leave him be.
★ Biblio
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⭑ Somehow, the second time Keito gets trapped with a RYUSEITAI member during a summer storm
★ Zodiac
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⭑ Keito chases Midori down, who has a dog he thinks is Chiaki
★ Manga Club
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⭑ Midori and Keito study together with the rest of their circle to compete in a manga trivia competition
★ Ring
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⭑ Midori and Keito participate in the same Shuffle Unit together
★ The Crimson's Pure Heart
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⭑ Kuro seeks out Midori for help learning about mascots, and Midori happily obliges. A post-Tough Guy story.
★ Ukiyo Air Ride
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⭑ One of the first times Shinobu and Keito meet.
★ Hanafuda
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⭑ Shinobu joins Souma in looking for a missing Hanafuda card.
★ Sparkly First Years
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⭑ Even though Keito does not appear in it, I include Sparkly First Years for Shinobu approaching student council for the first time with Chiaki's encouragement.
⭑ Also includes the tail-end of Tetora being recruited into RYUSEITAI by Chiaki.
★ The Wolf and Red Riding Hood
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⭑ Kuro helps the Broadcasting Committee put on a play for a local school.
⭑ Kuro fondly looks at Shinobu and Souma's relationship, happy to see Souma have a junior.
★ ATLANTIS
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⭑ Souma supports Shinobu's candidacy as Student Council president.
★ Samurai and Ninjas
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⭑ The first time Shinobu and Souma meet!