AKATSUKI & RYUSEITAI Reading Recommendations
If you want a comprehensive look at RYUSEITAI and AKATSUKI as a whole, Meteor Impact, Scroll of the Elements, and Submarine are must-reads. Browse stories below! Click on a character to see which stories I recommend for them and various members of the other group!
Scroll of the Elements
Submarine
Stories for AKATSUKI, RYUSEITAI, Madara and Ibuki
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ABYSS
A Look Back story about Kanata, Madara, Souma and the Shinkai Clan that takes place when they're children.
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| Souma | Kanata | Kanata | Madara | Souma | Madara |
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| ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Air Ride
One of the first times Shinobu and Keito meet.
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| Keito | Shinobu |
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| ★★☆☆☆ |
Astraea's Atelier
Kuro and Chiaki visit Shu in France and discover naughty books.
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| Kuro | Chiaki |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Biblio
Keito, Midori, Hajime and Tsumugi are trapped in the library during a summer storm.
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| Keito | Midori |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Colorful Autumn
Midori enlists Tetora, Souma and Kanata to help him paint signboards.
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| Souma | Midori | Souma | Kanata | Souma | Tetora |
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| ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
Comic World
Kanata seeks Kuro for help and Keito comes with. This story covers 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.
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| Keito | Kanata | Kuro | Kanata |
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| ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
Crash Course
Souma and Kanata train each other how to be a member of AKATSUKI and RYUSEITAI. Shinobu and Keito are also in this story, but separately.
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| Souma | Kanata |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Crossroad
Before the War begins, Keito grows an intrigue with Chiaki. You also see snippets of Kuro and Chiaki's friendship.
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| Kuro | Chiaki | Keito | Chiaki |
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| ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
Dominant
Keito and Madara help Tetora study for a test in their own respective ways.
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| Keito | Tetora | Tetora | Madara | Keito | Madara |
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| ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Final Ceremony
Keito and Ibuki agree to perform together with AKATSUKI post-audition (VS★AUDIENCE).
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| Keito | Ibuki |
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| ★★★★★ |
Four Beasts of Fistfighting
A foundational story for Kuro and Tetora and what they mean to each other. Additionally, contains the origins of the Dragon King Competition, and why the Student Council broke it up during the Main Story.
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| Kuro | Tetora |
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| ★★★★★ |
Gang
A good look at Chiaki and Kuro's friendship, as Kuro considers putting himself at risk.
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| Kuro | Chiaki |
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| ★★★★★ |
Hanafuda
Shinobu joins Souma in looking for a missing Hanafuda card. What they don't know is that the card has history with AKATSUKI.
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| Keito | Shinobu | Souma | Shinobu |
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| ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ |
Ibuki Idol Story 2
Ibuki ambushes Tetora and confronts him about Crimson Production.
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| Tetora | Ibuki |
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| ★★★★★ |
Keito Lecture
Kuro and Tetora appear and eat lunch with Keito and the members of Keito Lecture.
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| Kuro | Tetora | Keito | Tetora |
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| ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ |
Keito Lecture: Spinoff Edition
Keito finds out Tetora and other students are hiding bad grades, and offers to help them study.
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| Keito | Tetora |
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| ★★☆☆☆ |
Manga Club
Midori and Keito study together with the rest of their circle to compete in a manga trivia competition.
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| Keito | Midori |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Many Minds One Flower
Keito and Kanata do flower arrangement together.
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| Keito | Kanata |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Misshapen Masterpiece
Chiaki practices sewing while Kuro and Anzu help out and give tips.
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| Kuro | Chiaki |
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| ★★★★☆ |
One Man Army
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.
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| Souma | Midori | Souma | Tetora | Souma | Shinobu |
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| ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
Onigashima
Tetora, Keito and Souma scheme to investigate Kuro after he mentions something suspicious.
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| Keito | Tetora | Kuro | Tetora | Souma | Tetora |
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| ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Opera
Tetora requests to join the opera AKATSUKI is putting on. This story delves into Tetora's failed AKATSUKI exam and his feelings about Keito as they interact at the performance. Chiaki and Souma also appear.
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| Keito | Tetora | Kuro | Tetora | Kuro | Chiaki |
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| ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★☆☆☆☆ |
Original Kanji
Souma, Shinobu and Kanata enjoy tea and discuss kanji on a cozy winter day.
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| Souma | Kanata | Souma | Shinobu |
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| ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
Palace of the Ocean
Souma's activities in Marine Life Club. A good slice-of-life story with groundwork on how Souma and Kanata interact with each other.
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| Souma | Kanata |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Ring
Midori and Keito participate in the same Shuffle Unit together.
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| Keito | Midori |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
Samurai and Ninjas
One of the first times Shinobu and Souma meet.
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| Souma | Shinobu |
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| ★★★☆☆ |
School Festival 4
Tetora tries to emulate the cool delinquent look like Kuro and learns how Kuro stands out from the rest of them.
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| Kuro | Tetora |
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| ★★☆☆☆ |
Secret Jeweller
Tetora has to bear with Kuro's odd behavior as Kuro tries to get his sister's attention.
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| Kuro | Tetora |
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| ★★☆☆☆ |
Shinsengumi
Madara and AKATSUKI perform a live show together in Keito's hometown.
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| Keito | Madara | Kuro | Madara | Souma | Madara |
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| ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ |
Supernova
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.
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| Kuro | Chiaki | Kuro | Kanata | Kuro | Tetora |
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| ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
Spy the MISSION
Madara has stolen Keito's doujin and it's up to Kuro and Eichi to get it back.
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| Keito | Madara | Kuro | Madara |
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| ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
The Crimson's Pure Heart
Kuro seeks out Midori for help learning about mascots, and Midori happily obliges. A post-Tough Guy story.
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| Kuro | Midori |
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| ★★★★☆ |
The Wolf and Red Riding Hood
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.
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| Kuro | Shinobu | Souma | Shinobu |
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| ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
Tough Guy
Kuro needs help practicing for the filming of a school drama. Illustrates the friendship between Chiaki and Kuro, and a fundamental story for Kuro and Midori.
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| Kuro | Midori | Kuro | Tetora | Kuro | Chiaki |
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| ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
VS AUDIENCE
Ibuki's debut event story where he meets Keito.
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| Keito | Ibuki |
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| ★★★★★ |
Zodiac
Keito runs into Midori who has a dog he thinks is Chiaki.
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| Keito | Midori |
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| ★★☆☆☆ |